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The annual meeting of the AAN is attended by more than 15,000 neurologists and neuroscientists from the US and abroad. The American Academy of Neurology has formal policies for avoiding conflicts of interest with pharmaceutical and device industries, and meets or exceeds all recommendations of the Council of Medical Specialty Societies Code. [3]
1967 – At its annual meeting in San Francisco, the Harvey Cushing Society changes its name to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS). The group also revamps its membership requirements, now noting that only board-certified neurosurgeons could be considered for active membership. Associate memberships are available for those ...
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is a part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). It conducts and funds research on brain and nervous system disorders and has a budget of just over US$2.03 billion. [2] The mission of NINDS is "to reduce the burden of neurological disease—a burden borne by every age ...
The prize is awarded for achievements on emerging areas of research in Pick's disease, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. [1] The award includes a medallion, $100,000 prize, and a 20-minute lecture at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting. The prize is named after Luba Potamkin (wife of Victor Potamkin) who, in 1978, was ...
Global Principal Investigator of the ACT (Avonex Combination Trial) clinical trialGlobal Principal Investigator of the TRANSFORMS Phase III trial of Fingolimod, a novel oral agent for use in treating Multiple Sclerosis, the primary results of which were presented at the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting in May 2009.
The award recognizes an individual who has made seminal research contributions in the search for the cause, prevention of, and cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis . The award includes a trophy, a $50,000 prize, and a 20-minute lecture at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting. The prize is named after Sheila Essey (wife of Richard ...
Marion Buckwalter. Marion Buckwalter is an American neurologist and neuroscientist and Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Buckwalter studies how inflammatory responses affect brain recovery after injury or insult, with a specific emphasis on the neuroimmune and glial cell response after stroke.
Died. June 6, 2023. (2023-06-06) (aged 77) Education. Williams College. University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Martin A. Samuels, MD, DSc (hon), FAAN, MACP, FRCP, FANA, was an American physician, neurologist and medical educator whose unique teaching style and contributions, accessible to a wide audience, were widely known and celebrated ...