2008 Bernard Sanberg Award

The Bernard Sanberg Memorial Award for Brain Repair

The Bernard Sanberg Memorial Award will be presented by the ASNTR to an individual on the basis of outstanding research contributions in the field of neural therapy and repair. The contributions may be preclinical, clinical, or work which translates basic research to clinical trials. The selection of the awardee will be based on the quality of the contribution and its impact in advancing neural repair. The Award shall consist of a monetary value and a plaque to be given at the ASNTR Annual Meeting. The Award is intended for recognizing outstanding individuals in the field with a preference given to exceptional candidates still early in their career.

The previous award winners are:

Mark H. Tuszynski, M.D., Ph.D.

University of California at San Diego
2000

Jeffrey H. Kordower, Ph.D.

Rush Presbyterian
St. Luke’s Medical Center
2001

Ole Isacson, M.D., D.Med.Sc.

McLean Hospital
Harvard Medical School
2002

Lotta Granholm-Bentley, Ph.D.

Medical University of South Carolina
2003

Evan Snyder, M.D., Ph.D.

Burnham Institute
Special Award - 2003

Patrik Brundin, M.D., Ph.D.

Lund University
Wallenburg Neuroscience Center
2004 

Clive Svendsen, Ph.D.

University of Wisconsin-Madison
2005

Kathy Steece-Collier, Ph.D.

University of Cincinnati
2006

Alison Willing, Ph.D.

University of South Florida
2006 

John Sladek, Ph.D.

University of Colorado
Special Award - 2007 

Barry Hoffer, Ph.D.

NIDA/NIH
2007

 Nominations

Any member of the ASNTR may nominate a candidate to receive the Award. No individual may nominate more than one candidate in a given year. All submissions shall be made to the Chair of the Award Committee and must include:

 A nominating letter (no more than three pages) including a description of the unique contribution(s) of the candidate, and also the significance of their contribution(s).

1. A nominating letter (no more than three pages) including a description of the unique contribution(s) of the candidate, and also the significance of their contribution(s).
2. The curriculum vitae of the candidate and three representative papers.
3. The deadline for the nominations is March 7, 2008.

 Please send copies of nominations to:

Chair of the Award Committee

C/o Donna Morrison

Department of Neurosurgery, MDC-78

Center for Aging and Brain Repair

University of South Florida COM

12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd

Tampa FL 33612-4799

(813-974-3154, Fax: 813-974-3078, dmorriso@health.usf.edu)