Department News
- Anthony Kim, Clay Johnston, Sharon Poisson and Maria Kuchherzki, with the National Stroke Association, have just launched an innovative research study that will be recruiting subjects over the Internet. The WebTIA Project (http://tia.ucsf.edu) is currently recruiting subjects with symptoms of transient ischemic attack (TIA) or mini-stroke for an online research study with telephone follow-up.
- Daniel Lowenstein was interviewed for an article in the Business Times about the Epilepsy Phenome Genome Project (EPGP), a national treasure of genetic material.
- Construction has begun on the UCSF Neuroscience Building at Mission Bay. Check out the construction site.
- Sergio Baranzini's recent paper, featured on the cover of Nature, reveals some tantalizing differences within twin pairs.
Winners' Circle
- John Engstrom has won the 2010 AAN Consortium of Neurology Program Directors Recognition Award. The award was established in 2009 to acknowledge excellence in leadership, creativity and innovation among program directors in neurology.
- Gil Rabinovici is the 2010 recipient of the Best Paper in Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging: New Investigator Award from the Alzheimer's Association for his paper, Increased metabolic vulnerability in early-onset Alzheimer's disease is not related to amyloid burden, published this year in Brain.
- Congratulations to Donna Ferriero for winning the Holly Smith Award for Exceptional Service to the School of Medicine. Her grace, humor and intellect epitomize the spirit of this award. Dr. Ferriero has also won the American Stroke Association's highest Honor, the Thomas Willis Award.
- Bruce Miller and Lennart Mucke have won the American Academy of Neurology's Potamkin Prize for their achievements in research on dementias.
- Adam Gazzaley has won the 5th Annual UCSF PSA Outstanding Faculty Mentorship
Award, given by the The Postdoctoral Scholars Association in recognition of his commitment to the
careers and well-being of postdocs.
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