Newswise MINNEAPOLIS The American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the worlds largest association of neurologists, is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020 AAN Research Program. This years program has awarded more than $3 million toward neuroscience research and training.

Funding will support the following 2020 AAN Research Program recipients and projects:

Career Development Award Funded by the American Academy of Neurology Oluwole Awosika, MD, Cincinnati, Ohio Hugo Aparicio, MD, Boston, Mass.

Clinical Research Training Scholarship Funded by the American Academy of NeurologyMark Etherton, MD, PhD, Boston, Mass.Carlyn Patterson Gentile, MD, PhD, Philadelphia, Pa. David Lin, MD, Boston, Mass.

Clinical Research Training Scholarship in ALSFunded by The ALS Association and American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of NeurologySarah Berth, MD, PhD, Baltimore, Md.

Clinical Research Training Scholarships in Lewy Body DiseasesFunded by The Mary E. Groff Charitable Trust, the Alzheimers Association, and the American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of NeurologyLenora Higginbotham, MD, Atlanta, Ga.

Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Neuromuscular DiseaseFunded by the Muscle Study Group and the American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of NeurologyPaloma Gonzalez-Perez, MD, PhD, Boston, Mass.

Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Parkinson's DiseaseFunded by the Parkinsons Foundation and American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of NeurologyJames Curtis, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, New York, N.Y.

Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Tourette SyndromeFunded by the Tourette Association of America and American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of NeurologyAlonso Zea Vera, MD, Cincinnati, Ohio

McKnight Clinical Translational Research Scholarship in Cognitive Aging and Age-Related Memory LossFunded by the McKnight Brain Research Foundation through the American Brain Foundation and the American Academy of NeurologyBryan Baxter, PhD, Boston, Mass.Sarah Getz, PhD, Miami, Fla.

Neuroscience Research Training ScholarshipFunded by the American Academy of NeurologyWilliam Zeiger, MD, PhD, Los Angeles, Calif.Richard Krolewski, MD, PhD, Boston, Mass.

Practice Research Training ScholarshipFunded by the American Academy of NeurologyDeanna Saylor, MD, Baltimore, Md.

Richard Olney Clinician Scientist Development Award in ALSFunded by The ALS Association and American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of NeurologyCollin Kreple, MD, PhD, Saint Louis, Mo.

Robert W. Katzman, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Alzheimer's or Related DisordersFunded by the Alzheimers Association and the American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of NeurologyLawren VandeVrede, MD, PhD, San Francisco, Calif.

Susan Spencer, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in EpilepsyFunded by the American Epilepsy Society, the Epilepsy Foundation, and American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of NeurologyColin Ellis, MD, Philadelphia, Pa.

Clinician Scientist Development Award in Multiple SclerosisFunded by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and American Brain FoundationFarinaz Safavi, MD, PhD, Bethesda, Md.

The American Academy of Neurology is the worlds largest association of neurologists and neuroscience professionals, with over 36,000 members. The AAN is dedicated to promoting the highest quality patient-centered neurologic care. A neurologist is a doctor with specialized training in diagnosing, treating and managing disorders of the brain and nervous system such as Alzheimers disease, stroke, migraine, multiple sclerosis, concussion, Parkinsons disease and epilepsy.

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