‘Tomorrow’s Leaders in Alzheimer’s Disease Research’ Winners.
April 23, 2008 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
The first three recipients of the ‘Tomorrow’s Leaders in Alzheimer’s Disease Research’ prize awarded by a coalition of leading Alzheimer’s disease organizations (Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, Alzheimer’s Association, and Lou Ruvo Brain Institute) was announced earlier this month.
Aimed at recognizing outstanding young scientists in Alzheimer’s and dementia research, the award is worth $100,000 to each of it’s recipients.
Alzheimer’s Association lists the three winners…
“Sterling C. Johnson, Ph.D. – Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, and Research Scientist, GRECC, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison. His research uses brain imaging in conjunction with neuropsychological measurement to study cognitive disorders of memory and self-awareness.
- Dora Marta Kovacs, Ph.D. – Associate Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, and Associate Neuroscientist, Neurology Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Her research focuses on the molecular events underlying neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease.
- James J. Lah, M.D., Ph.D. – Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology, Clinical Core Leader of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, and Investigator in the Center for Neurodegenerative Disease at Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. His research is driven by the goal of understanding basic, disease-causing mechanisms to improve the care of individuals with neurodegenerative disorders. ”
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