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    Nov 03, 2020
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    Society for Neuroscience Welcomes 2020 Latin American Training Program Scholars

    The Latin American Training Program (LATP), a year-long online neuroscience training program open to young investigators from Latin America and the Caribbean, welcomes the largest cohort in the Program’s six-year history.

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    Oct 29, 2020
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    Society for Neuroscience Presents Awards for Education in Neuroscience

    The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will present Yves De Koninck, PhD, and Liqun Luo, PhD, with this year’s Awards for Education in Neuroscience. The award honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to neuroscience education and training.

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    Oct 29, 2020
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    Society for Neuroscience Presents the Science Education and Outreach Awards

    The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will present John Pollock, PhD; Nancy Michael, PhD; Taissa Lytchenko; and Brian Lim, with this year’s Science Education and Outreach Awards, comprising the Science Educator and the Next Generation Awards.

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    Oct 28, 2020
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    Society for Neuroscience Presents the Nemko Prize in Cellular or Molecular Neuroscience to William Allen and Ashley Lepack

    The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will present the Nemko Prize in Cellular or Molecular Neuroscience to William Allen, PhD and Ashley Lepack, PhD. Supported by the Nemko Family, The Nemko Prize recognizes young neuroscientists for their PhD thesis that advances the understanding of molecular, genetic, or cellular mechanisms underlying higher brain function and cognition.

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    Oct 28, 2020
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    Society for Neuroscience Presents Lindsley Prize to Kiah Hardcastle and Christopher Zimmerman

    The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will present the Donald B. Lindsley Prize to Kiah Hardcastle, PhD, and Christopher Zimmerman, PhD. Supported by an endowment from the Grass Foundation, the prize recognizes outstanding PhD theses in the area of general behavioral neuroscience. The $2,500 award was established in 1979 in honor of Donald B. Lindsley, an early trustee of the Grass Foundation.

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    Oct 28, 2020
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    Society for Neuroscience Presents the Young Investigator Award

    The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will present Viviana Gradinaru, PhD, and Weizhe Hong, PhD, with this year’s Young Investigator Award. The $15,000 award, supported by Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, recognizes the outstanding achievements and contributions by a young neuroscientist who has demonstrated scholarly independence.

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    Oct 28, 2020
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    Society for Neuroscience Presents Peter and Patricia Gruber International Research Awards

    The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will present Hidehiko Inagaki, PhD, and Vidhya Rangaraju, PhD, with this year’s Peter and Patricia Gruber International Research Awards. The $25,000 award, supported by The Gruber Foundation, recognizes two young neuroscientists for outstanding research and educational pursuit in an international setting.

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    Oct 27, 2020
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    Society for Neuroscience Celebrates Committed Women Mentors and Unique Early-Career Researchers

    The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will present four awards to leading researchers who have made significant contributions to the advancement of women in neuroscience and early-career researchers who have demonstrated great originality and creativity in their work.

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    Oct 26, 2020
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    Society for Neuroscience Presents Julius Axelrod Prize to Morgan Sheng

    The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will present the Julius Axelrod Prize to Morgan Sheng, MBBS, PhD. Supported by an endowment from the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation, the $30,000 Axelrod prize honors distinguished achievements in neuropharmacology or a related area in addition to exemplary efforts in mentoring young scientists.

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    Oct 26, 2020
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    Society for Neuroscience Presents Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience

    The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will present its highest honor, the Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience, to György Buzsáki, PhD. The award, which includes a $30,000 prize, honors outstanding scientists who have made significant contributions to neuroscience throughout their careers.

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