ERA-Net NEURON names winners of 2009 Excellent Paper in Neuroscience award for young scientists

ERA-Net NEURON, an initiative of the European Commission aimed at advancing transnational European research in the field of disease-related neuroscience, announced today the winners of the Excellent Paper in Neuroscience award for young scientists for the year 2009. The two winners, awarded each a prize of €3,000, are Dr. Heidi O. Nousiainen from the National Institute for Health and Welfare, Biomedicum, Finland and Dr. Asya Rolls from the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. The award ceremony took place during the 7th Forum of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) yesterday in Amsterdam. Dr. Heidi Nousiainen was invited to the Conference as the special ERA-Net NEURON Young Investigator lecturer.

"The first Excellent Paper in Neuroscience Award is awarded to outstanding scientific publications by young researchers in the field of disease related neurosciences," said Dr. Marlies Dorlöchter, coordinator of ERA-Net NEURON. "The two winners, chosen out of seven candidates, have made significant contributions towards our understanding of disease and injury of the nervous system as well as the development of novel therapies. Their achievements emphasize the high quality neuroscience research undertaken in Europe."

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