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Dr. Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), testified about the proposed FY 2018 budget for the NIH at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on June 22, 2017. Other witnesses included: Dr. Douglas Lowy, M.D...
ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 21, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A physician-researcher whose work challenged conventional thinking about multiple sclerosis (MS) is the 2017 recipient of the $100,000 Taubman Prize for Excellence in Translational Medical Research, the A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute announced.
Stephen L. Hauser, M.D., director of the UCSF Weill Institute for...
Jessica Anne Panzer, M.D., Ph.D., Attending Physician and Assistant Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and The Perelman School of Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania, passed away on Saturday, May 13, 2017, at the age of 40 years, surrounded by family, after a brief but, terrible struggle with cancer.
Dr. Panzer grew up in Rush, NY,...
The 2017 award nomination submission deadline has been extended. All nominations must be submitted by June 12, 2017, 11:59 pm ET. Below you will find a details on each opportunity to nominate your peers, faculty and colleagues:
Derek Denny-Brown Young Neurological Scholar Award
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The ANA recognizes that our goal to reduce the high burden of neurological disease through research, education, clinical care, and advocacy is shared globally.
The American Neurological Association International Outreach Committee (ANA IOC) is pleased to announce the first international outreach scholarship program, designed for residents, fellows and junior faculty in neurology who are...
From the American Brain Coalition
This week an omnibus spending package for FY2017 cleared the Senate. It passed the House earlier this week. As requested by the American Brain Coalition (ABC), the bill gives a $2 billion increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in addition to the $352 million provided as a result of the 21st Century Cures Act. The...
This week, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a new approach to grant funding. This new approach will aim to optimize funds as well as more evenly distribute funding between early-career and mid-career investigators. "While we have made progress in reversing the decline in grant funding to early-career investigators through various programs and policies, the percentage of NIH...
On April 22, 2017, thousands of scientists and science-advocates showed their support for the March for Science in cities all across the globe. On May 1, 2017, we can see the effects of the March as funding for US science agencies will remain level, or even see an increase, despite proposals from the current administration to cut funding. The biggest increase will be to the National Institutes...
As doctors who treat patients devastated by cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and infectious diseases, we urge Congress and the White House to adopt a budget for the 2017 fiscal year before government funding expires at the end of this month, and to increase, not slash, funding for fiscal 2018 for the National Institutes of Health so that the incredibly important work the NIH supports can move...
Federal investment in basic science research in the United States has improved the health and well-being of so many. We’ve seen advances in our understanding of illnesses like Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, schizophrenia and depression, as well as amazing developments in areas such as genetics and imaging technology. Discoveries that were unimaginable only a few...
