Brett McCray, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University Thank You Statement: When I first learned that I had received the Neuroscience Research Training Scholarship award, I was excited that our work had been recognized as being important and worthwhile. I was also extremely grateful because the award will help me to dedicate the necessary time and energy required to fulfill the goals of this project. The support from the award will also help me to get the additional scientific training that I will need to eventually start my own laboratory focused on furthering the understanding and treatment of different forms of peripheral neuropathy. Andrew Findlay, MD, Washington University Thank You Statement: I am extremely honored and grateful for this prestigious opportunity provided by the AAN. My family and my amazing mentors, Tahseen Mozaffar, Kevin Flanigan, Alan Pestronk, and Chris Weihl, have been inspirational and empowering. I cannot thank them enough. I would also like to acknowledge the Neuromuscular Department at Washington University Saint Louis for their ongoing support.
AWARDS
PRACTICE RESEARCH TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP (FORMERLY FELLOWSHIP) Funded by the American Academy of Neurology.
Recipient: Archana Patel, MD, Children’s Hospital Boston Thank You Statement: I am very honored and thrilled to receive this award. My research interests have always been broadly public health based in neurological conditions, with a specific focus on improving pediatric epilepsy care for children in low resource regions—and while global health neurology has been emerging in recent years, this career path remains a fairly new and developing one. Therefore, to have this type of research funded by the AAN is something I am very excited about, not only on a personal level for this project, but for the recognition of global health neurology research in general.
SUSAN S. SPENCER CLINICAL RESEARCH TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP (FORMERLY FELLOWSHIP)
Funded by the American Brain Foundation, the American Epilepsy Society, and the Epilepsy Foundation.
Recipient: Hiroki Nariai, MD, UCLA Medical Center Thank You Statement: I feel very privileged to receive this award. My career goal is to conduct clinical research in epilepsy and advance understanding and treatment of patients with epilepsy. This award will give me precious opportunity to focus on clinical research on epilepsy as a new investigator. It is very difficult to secure time and funding for research in this era, so I really appreciate the generous support.
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