The following awards will be presented at the AD/PD Conference:
CORNELLI AWARDS
The Cornelli Awards are generously donated by the Cornelli Foundation in memory of Roberto Cornelli. There are four awards to the value of $2000 each for outstanding presentations given at the Conference.
The winners of the Cornelli Awards for AD/PD 2009 are:
Daniela Carnevale, Italy
Wayne Reid, Australia
Frederic Blanc, France
Amit Berson, Israel
LEDA HANIN AWARD
The Leda Hanin Award, to the value of $2000 is donated by the Cornelli Foundation in memory of Mrs Leda Hanin who made an invaluable contribution to the early AD/PD Conferences and is awarded to an outstanding researcher in the fields of Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s Diseases.
The winner of the Leda Hanin Award for AD/PD 2009 is:
Dominik Paquet, Germany
JSW – CNS RESEARCH AWARDS
These awards are donated by JSW – CNS Research, an established private contract research organization in the field of neurodegenerative disorders. For the most innovative animal model for AD/PD research a prize of €2500 will be endowed and another prize of €2500 for an outstanding in vitro model of neurodegeneration. To apply for an award please tick the special tick box when submitting your abstract. Please note: only abstracts which deal with outstanding in vitro or in vivo models for research and drug development can be considered for this award.
The winners of the JSW-CNS Research Awards for AD/PD 2009 are:
Fabio Canneva, Canada
Yipeng Wang, Germany
JUNIOR FACULTY AWARD
This year the organizers of AD/PD are offering up to 20 Junior Faculty Awards, to the value of €1000 each, including the opportunity to give an oral presentation in a special symposium.
The winners of the Junior Faculty Award for AD/PD 2009 are:
Tania Alves, Brazil
Emanuela Colla, USA
Tracey Dickson, Australia
Andre Fischer, Germany
Anat Frydman-Marom, Israel
Ilse Gijselinck, Belgium
Cathleen Hanse, Germany
Arne Herring, Germany
Thomas Kukar, USA
Madepalli K. Lakshmana, USA
Seiko Nishimoto, Japan
Tiago Outeiro, Portugal
Laura Parkkinen, UK
Rosa Rademakers, USA
Lawrence Rajendran, Germany
Noora Scheinin, Finland
John Henry Stockley, Ireland
Katerina Venderova, Canada
Donna Wilcock, USA
Xiongwei Zhu, USA
KARGER AWARDS
Karger will be sponsoring the "Best Oral Presentation" and "Best Poster Presentation" awards. The winners will each receive two year personal subscriptions to the Neurodegenerative Diseases Journal.
The winner of the Karger Award for the Best Oral Presentation for AD/PD 2009 is: Maite Solas, Spain
The winner of the Karger Award for the Best Poster Presentation for AD/PD 2009 is: Natsuki Kobayashi, Japan