Dear ANA Members,
July is Disability Pride Month, and we celebrate and honor individuals with disabilities who pioneered and those who are currently making advances in medicine, science, and neurology. One such pioneer was Dr. Odette Shotwell who lived with paralysis caused by polio in her childhood. She was a significant contributor to the development of antibiotics. For our colleagues who continue to research neurological and neurodevelopmental disorders, we look forward to National Disability Independence Day on July 26, the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
I would like to congratulate the 2024 ANA Award winners and their remarkable achievements. The prestigious ANA awards recognize leaders in academic neurology and neuroscience who have exemplified excellence in research, teaching, and clinical practice across clinical neurology and neuroscience disciplines. The following individuals will be recognized during the Annual Meeting in September:
- The Raymond D. Adams Lectureship Award | Avindra Nath, MD, FANA, National Institutes of Health
- The F.E. Bennett Memorial Lectureship Award | Brian Litt, MD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
- The Soriano Lectureship Award | Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc, FANA, Massachusetts General Hospital
- ANA Award for Excellence, encompassing Clinical and Scientific Excellence, Novel Scientific - Career-based contributions over a prolonged period | Clifford B. Saper, MD, PhD, FANA, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
- The Grass Foundation - ANA Award in Neuroscience | Claire Clelland, PhD, MD, FANA, University of California, San Francisco
- Wolfe Research Prize for Identifying New Causes or Novel Treatment of Neuropathy and Related Disorders | Charlotte Sumner, MD, FANA, Johns Hopkins University
- Derek Denny-Brown Young Neurological Scholar Award - Physician-Scientist Clinical | Ashkan Shoamanesh, MD, FRCPC, FANA, McMaster University
- Derek Denny-Brown Young Neurological Scholar Award - Physician-Scientist - Basic | Mercedes Paredes, MD, PhD, FANA, University of California, San Francisco
- Distinguished Neurology Teacher | Stefano Sandrone, PhD, MEd, SFHEA, Imperial College London
- Audrey S. Penn Lectureship Award | Larry Charleston IV, MD, MSc, FAHS, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
- ANA-Persyst IDEAS Professional Development Award | Shawniqua Williams Roberson, MEng, MD, Vanderbilt University
- ANA IDEAS Early Career Member Award | Melody Asukile, MBChB, MMED, University of Zambia, University Teaching Hospital
- ANA IDEAS Early Career Member Award | Tshibambe Tshimbombu, MD, Barrow Neurological Institute
We are counting the days until the ANA Annual Meeting—ANA2024—convening September 14 – 17, 2024, in Orlando. This year’s meeting will include outstanding educational content, networking opportunities, the celebrated poster sessions, the latest in research and discovery, and an opportunity to connect with colleagues and friends. Early bird registration rates will end on August 7, 2024, so register now to enjoy reduced registration rates.
If your ANA membership has not been renewed for 2024, please complete your renewal for continued access to membership resources and to the lower registration rates available to ANA members. The ANA offers tools and resources to help you with your academic neurology journey. Encourage individuals in your network to join or renew membership today!
Another important feature of the ANA Annual Meeting is the Executive Session of Membership meeting that will be held Monday, September 16, 2024, from 10:45 – 11:45 AM EDT. This meeting is the opportunity for ANA members to be informed about association activities, elect officers to serve on the board of directors, and to conduct association business. We hope you will join us for this important meeting.
ne resource the ANA offers throughout the year is the ANA Investigates Podcast series. Coming later this month is ANA Investigates AI in Academia. During this episode, Dr. Zachary London interviews Ethan Mollick, PhD, MBA, from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania to discuss how AI is transforming academic research.
I hope you are enjoying all the ANA has to offer throughout the year. I am so grateful that you are part of the ANA and look forward to seeing you at the Annual Meeting in Orlando.
Sincerely,
M. Elizabeth Ross, MD, PhD, FANA
President, ANA
Nathan Cummings Professor and
Head, Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Development
Director, Center for Neurogenetics
Weill Cornell Medicine