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Researcher Archives

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2022

Frederick Arnold, PhD Richard Olney Clinician-Scientist Development Award in ALS
Sanjana Shellikeri, PhD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in ALS

Jeffrey Motter, PhD Robert Katzman, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research
Michael Kleiman, PhD McKnight Clinical Translational Research Scholarship in Cognitive Aging and Age-Related Memory Loss
Sarah Szymkowicz, PhD McKnight Clinical Translational Research Scholarship in Cognitive Aging and Age-Related Memory Loss
Regan Lemley, MD Susan S. Spencer, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Epilepsy
Indira García-Cordero, PhD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in FTD
Zachary Macchi, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Lewy Body Diseases
Gina Dumkrieger, PhD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Migraine
Sachin Gadani, MD, PhD Clinician-Scientist Development Award in Multiple Sclerosis

Samuel Carrell, MD, PhD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in
Muscular Dystrophy
Stefan Nicolau, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Muscular Dystrophy
Patricia Sikorski, PhD Clinician-Scientist Development Award in Myasthenia Gravis

Whitley Aamodt, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in
Neurodisparities
Tyler Rehbein, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in
Neuromuscular Disease
Grace Crotty, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in
Parkinson’s Disease
Alexandra Czap, MD Lawrence M. Brass, MD Stroke Research Award
Natalia Szejko, MD, PhD, ScD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in
Tourette Syndrome
Audrey Brumback, MD, PhD Seed Grant: Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Autism Research

 

2021

Jonathan Brent, MD, PhD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in ALS
Alexander Gill, MD, PhD Clinician-Scientist Development Award in Multiple Sclerosis
Helen Hwang, MD, PhD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Parkinson’s Disease
Renatta Knox, MD, PhD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Neuromuscular Disease
Ikjae Lee, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in ALS and Related Disorders
Paul Sampognaro, MD Richard Olney Clinician-Scientist Development Award in ALS
Samuel Terman, MD Susan S. Spencer, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Epilepsy
Reem Waziry, MBBCh, MPH, PhD McKnight Clinical Translational Research Scholarship in Cognitive Aging and Age-Related Memory Loss
Wai-Ying Wendy Yau, MD McKnight Clinical Translational Research Scholarship in Cognitive Aging and Age-Related Memory Loss

2020

Bryan Baxter, PhD McKnight Clinical Translational Research Scholarship in Cognitive Aging and Age-Related Memory Loss
James Curtis, PhD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Parkinson’s Disease
Colin Ellis, MD Susan S. Spencer, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Epilepsy
Sarah Getz, PhD McKnight Clinical Translational Research Scholarship in Cognitive Aging and Age-Related Memory Loss
Mehdi Ghasemi, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in ALS
Paloma Gonzalez-Perez, MD, PhD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Neuromuscular Disease
Lenora Higginbotham, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Lewy Body Diseases
Collin Kreple, MD, PhD Richard Olney Clinician-Scientist Development Award in ALS
Farinaz Safavi, MD, PhD Clinician-Scientist Development Award in Multiple Sclerosis
Lawren VandeVrede, MD, PhD Robert Katzman, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research
Junhua Yang, PhD Lawrence M. Brass, MD, Stroke Research Award
Alonso Zea Vera, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Tourette Syndrome

2019

Omar Al-Louzi, MD Clinician-Scientist Development Award in Multiple Sclerosis
Faisal Amin, MD, PhD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Headache
Suma Babu, MBBS, MPH Richard Olney Clinician-Scientist Development Award in ALS
Lisseth Burbano, MD Susan Spencer Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Epilepsy
Christian Camargo, MD McKnight Clinical Translational Research Scholarship in Cognitive Aging and Age-Related Memory Loss
David Coughlin, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Parkinson’s Disease
Anna Goodheart, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Parkinson’s Disease
Ulrike Kaunzner, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in MS
Kevin Keenan, MD Clinician-Scientist Development Award in Interventional Neurology
Juneyoung Lee, PhD Lawrence M. Brass, MD Stroke Research Award
William Mantyh, MD Robert Katzman, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research
Jennifer Marsella, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in ALS
Shruti Raja, MD Clinician-Scientist Development Award in Myasthenia Gravis
Sanaz Sedaghat, PhD McKnight Clinical Translational Research Scholarship in Cognitive Aging and Age-Related Memory Loss
Reza Seyedsadjadi, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Neuromuscular Disease
Jennifer Vermilion, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Tourette Syndrome

 

2018

Kimberly Albert, PhD McKnight Clinical Translational Research Scholarship in Cognitive Aging and Age Related Memory Loss
Peter Creigh, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in ALS
Wissam Georges Deeb, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Tourette Syndrome
Emily Harrington, MD, PhD Clinician-Scientist Development Award in MS
Xiaoyan Jiang, PhD Lawrence M. Brass, MD Stroke Research Award
Brice McConnell, MD, PhD McKnight Clinical Translational Research Scholarship in Cognitive Aging and Age Related Memory Loss
Hiroki Nariai, MD Susan S. Spencer Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Epilepsy
Katharine Nicholson, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Muscular Dystrophy
Bhavana Patel, DO Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Dementia with Lewy Bodies
Davut Pehlivan, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Neuromuscular Disease
Sunil Sheth, MD Clinician-Scientist Development Award in Interventional Neurology

 

2017

Flint Espil, PhD Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Tourette Syndrome
Michelle Fullard, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Parkinson’s Disease
Laura Graham, MPH Lawrence M. Brass, MD Stroke Research Award
Johanna Hamel, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Muscular Dystrophy
Alice Lam, MD, PhD Susan S. Spencer Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Epilepsy
Baijayanta Maiti, MD, PhD Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Parkinson’s Disease
Joseph McGuire, PhD Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Tourette Syndrome
Jill Napierala, PhD Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Ataxia
Joel Salinas, MD, MBA, MSc Robert Katzman, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research
Ryan Schubert, MD Clinician-Scientist Development Award in Multiple Sclerosis

 

2016

Pavan Bhargava, MD John F. Kurtzke, MD, FAAN Clinician Scientist Development Three-Year Award in Multiple Sclerosis
Stephanie Buss, MD Robert Katzman, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research
Matthew Capriotti, PhD Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Tourette Syndrome
Fanny Elahi, MD Robert Katzman, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research
Michael Hehir, MD Clinician-Scientist Development Award in Myasthenia Gravis and Related Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction
Christopher Hemond, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Multiple Sclerosis
Vaishnav Krishnan, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Epilepsy
Cindy Ly, MD, PhD Clinical Research Training Fellowship in ALS Research
Katherine McDonell, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Parkinson’s Disease
Ellen Penney, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Chia-Ling Phuah, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Stroke
Caitlin Rollins, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Joseph Sabatino Jr., MD, PhD Clinician-Scientist Development Award in Multiple Sclerosis
Paula Voinescu, MD Susan S. Spencer Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Epilepsy

 

2015

Vanessa Beynon, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Multiple Sclerosis
Felicia Chow, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Albert Davis, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Gregory Day, MD, MSc Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Corey Fehnel, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Carolyn Fredericks, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Emily Gilmore, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Todd Herrington, MD, PhD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Wei Hu, MD, PhD Clinical Research Training Fellowship in the Neurological Application of Neurotoxins
Hristelina Ilieva, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship in ALS
Michael Kornberg, MD NMSS Clinician-Scientist Development Award
Inge Meijer, MD, PhD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Dona Murphey, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Santosh Murthy, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Nigel Pedersen, MBBS Susan S. Spencer Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Epilepsy
William Renthal, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
David Schmerler, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Neurotoxins
Leigh Sepeta, PhD Susan S. Spencer Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Epilepsy
Mathula Thangarajh, MD, PhD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Benjamin Tolchin, MD Practice Research Training Fellowship

 

2014

Brian Edlow, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Jay Gavvala, MD Susan S. Spencer Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Epilepsy
Stefanie Geisler, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
David Hwang, MD Practice Research Training Fellowship
Colin Josephson, MSc, MD Susan S. Spencer Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Epilepsy
Elissaios Karageorgiou, MD Robert Katzman, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research
Amin Khalifeh Soltani, MD Lawrence M. Brass, MD Stroke Research Award
Eyal Kimchi, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Michael Kruer, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Parkinson’s Disease
Mia Minen, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Svjetlana Miocinovic, MD, PhD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Lidia Moura, MD, FAAN Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Bardia Nourbakhsh, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship in MS Funded by Biogen
Peter Pressman, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Srikant Rangaraju, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship in the Neurological Application of Neurotoxins
Lucia Rivera Lara, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Ricardo Roda, MD, PhD Clinician-Scientist Development Award in Myasthenia Gravis
Valerie Rundle-Gonzalez, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Neurotoxins
Matthew Schindler, MD, PhD Clinician-Scientist Development Award in Multiple Sclerosis
Amber Van Laar, MD Clinician-Scientist Development Award in Parkinson’s Disease
Padmaja Vittal, MD, MS Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Ataxia
F. Rainer Von Coelln, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship

 

2013

Rizwan Akhtar, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Clotilde Balucani, MD, PhD Lawrence M. Brass, MD Stroke Research Award
James Berry, MD, MPH Clinician-Scientist Development Award in ALS
Riley Bove, MD Clinician-Scientist Development Award in Multiple Sclerosis
Veronica Bruno, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Neurotoxins
Michael Fox, MD, PhD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Paul George, MD, PhD, MSE Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Joseph Glykys, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Juvenile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis
Nada Hindiyeh, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Neurotoxins
Karen Hirsch, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Robert Kotloski, MD Susan S. Spencer Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Epilepsy
Michelle Kvalsund, DO Practice Research Training Fellowship
April Levin, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Brian Wainger, MD, PhD Clinical Research Training Fellowship in ALS Research
Michael Ward, MD, PhD Clinical Research Training Fellowship

 

2012

Adina Al Hazzouri, PhD Lawrence M. Brass, MD Stroke Research Award
Christopher Anderson, MD, PhD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Carolina Barnett Tapia, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Matthew Bellizzi, MD Clinician-Scientist Development Award in Multiple Sclerosis
Jasmeer Chhatwal, MD, PhD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
An Hong Do, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Thalia Field, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Holly Hinson, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Qin Li Jiang, MD Clinician-Scientist Development Award in Myasthenia Gravis
Anli Liu, MD Susan S. Spencer Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Epilepsy
Corneliu Luca, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Kiran Maski, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Suzanne Schindler, MD, PhD Robert Katzman, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research
Mwiza Ushe, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Jeffrey Waugh, MD Clinical Research Training Fellowship
M. Brandon Westover, MD, PhD Clinical Research Training Fellowship

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