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AWARDS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 2012
Dr. Sandra BarralCOLUMBIA PSYCHIATRIC-NEUROLOGICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY EARLY INVESTIGATOR AWARD
Sandra Barral, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, recently received the 2012 Columbia Psychiatric-Neurological Epidemiology Early Investigator Award. Dr. Barral is being recognized for the excellence of her work on the genetics of Alzheimer's disease and for being "an outstanding researcher with unique skills and extraordinary ability in the fields of molecular biology and statistical genetics."
Dr. Alison M. PackAMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY
Dr. Alison M. Pack will receive the AAN's 2012 Neuroendocrine Research Award in recognition of her outstanding achievements in neuroendocrine research.
Dr. Ai YamamotoNINDS R01 AWARD
Dr. Ai Yamamoto has received an NINDS R01 award for her project, "Modulating Aggrephagy to Modify Huntington's Disease." Ai examined the molecular mechanism of aggrephagy, and its role in neurodegeneration, in a Neurobiology of Disease review from July 2011.
Dr. Robert E. BurkeDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Dr. Robert Burke has received an award from the Department of Defense for his project, "Activation of mTor Signaling by Gene Transduction to Induce Axon Regeneration in the Central Nervous System Following Neural Injury."
Dr. Eric A. SchonDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Dr. Eric Schon has received an award from the Department of Defense for his project, "Increased ER-Mitochondrial Communication in the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer Disease."
 
Dr. Randolph S. Marshall Dr. Ronald M. Lazar NINDS AWARD
Drs. Randy Marshall and Ronald Lazar have received an NINDS award for their project, "Blood Flow and Cognition in Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Disease."
Dr. David Sulzer
NIDA
Postdoctoral fellow Ciara Torres received an NIDA diversity supplement to Dr. Sulzer's "Presynaptic Mechanisms in Dopamine Neurotransmission" project.
Dr. Olajide WilliamsPROCLAMATIONS FROM THE CITY AND STATE OF NEW YORK
Dr. Olajide Williams was honored with proclamations from the City and State of New York for his outstanding leadership and innovation in healthcare, and his Hip Hop Health program. A representative for State Assemblyman Herman Denny Farrell and NYC Councilwoman Inez Dickens presented Dr. Williams with these awards at a private ceremony in Harlem on January 17th.
Dr. Scott A. SmallCLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE AWARDS
The work of Dr. Scott Small and colleagues from Neurology and the Taub Institute, that implicated the polyamine pathway in Parkinson's disease pathogenesis, was highlighted in Chapter 1 of the NIH's Clinical and Translational Science Awards Progress Report 2009–2011.
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Dr. Adam Brickman
INTERNATIONAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Dr. Adam Brickman, was selected to receive the Early Career Award from the International Neuropsychological Society. He will be delivering an award address titled "Reconsidering the Role of White Matter Disease in Cognitive Aging and Dementia" at the 40th annual meeting of the Society next month in Montreal.
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