Top neurologists to receive 2010 AAN Alliance Awards

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) will recognize the outstanding achievements of researchers in neurology during the AAN's 62nd Annual Meeting in Toronto, April 10 through 17, 2010, the world's largest gathering of neurologists with more than 2,000 presentations on the latest advances in neurologic research.

From enterprising high school students to world-renowned researchers, the AAN Awards program will bestow 17 awards for some of the top accomplishments in the field. The awards will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology and American Academy of Neurology Foundation Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. This year's recipients include:

AAN Alliance Awards:
•Founders Award
Farrah Mateen, MD / Baltimore, MD

•S. Weir Mitchell Award
Peter Todd, MD, PhD / Ann Arbor, MI

Bruce S. Schoenberg International Award in Neuroepidemiology
Judith Kwasa, MD / Kisumu, Kenya

Child Neurology Neuroscience Research Prize
Pragya Kakani / Jericho, NY

Dreifuss-Penry Epilepsy Award
Martin Gallagher, MD, PhD / Nashville, TN

John Dystel Prize for Multiple Sclerosis Research
David Hafler, MD, MSc / New Haven, CT

Sheila Essey Award: An Award for ALS Research
Clive Svendsen, PhD / Los Angeles, CA

Norman Geschwind Prize in Behavioral Neurology
Keith Josephs, MD, MST, MS / Rochester, MN

Medical Student Essay Awards:

•Extended Neuroscience Award
Amanda Rowlands / Hershey, PA

•G. Milton Shy Award in Clinical Neurology
Deanna Cettomai / Baltimore, MD

•Roland P. Mackay Award in Historical Aspects
Lauren Bowen / Gainesville, FL

•Saul R. Korey Award in Experimental Neurology
Benjamin Kwan / Windsor, ON, Canada

Movement Disorders Research Award
Recipient: David Eidelberg, MD / Manhasset, NY

Neuroscience Research Prize
Jan Gong / Garden City, NY
Anouva Kalra-Lall / Roslyn, NY
Theresa Tharakan / Bronx, NY

Michael S. Pessin Stroke Leadership Prize
Shelagh Coutts, MD / Calgary, AB, Canada

Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases
Bruce L. Miller, MD / San Francisco, CA
Lennart Mucke, MD / San Francisco, CA

American Academy of Neurology President's Award
Isabelle Rapin, MD, FAAN / Bronx, NY

Preuss Award in Clinical Neuro-oncology
Antonio Omuro, MD / New York, NY

Research Award in Geriatric Neurology
Liana Apostolova, MD / Los Angeles, CA

Sleep Science Award
Arthur Walters, MD / Nashville, TN

Jon Stolk Award in Movement Disorders for Young Investigators
E. Ray Dorsey, MD / Rochester, NY

Harold Wolff-John Graham: An Award for Headache/Facial Pain Research
Ana Recober, MD / Iowa City, IA

The 62nd Annual Meeting of the AAN takes place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.