Tomorrow’s Leader in Alzheimer’s Disease Research Award
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The Alzheimer’s Association, Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, and the Lou Ruvo Brain Institute have partnered to create the Tomorrow’s Leader in Alzheimer’s Disease Research Award honoring the legacies of two pioneering Alzheimer researchers – George G. Glenner, M.D., and Leon J. Thal, M.D.
The award will recognize the work of promising M.D. or Ph.D. Alzheimer’s disease investigators who have made pivotal recent contributions to the goal of eliminating Alzheimer’s.
Modeled on other genius grants, the award may be used for any purpose at the discretion of each awardee. The partners will award three prizes of $100,000 each year based on the quality of the applications.
Biographies of Glenner and Thal
Commitment of award partners
The Alzheimer’s Association, Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, and the Lou Ruvo Brain Institute are committed to recognizing outstanding investigators early in their careers to encourage them to stay in the field of Alzheimer research and help accelerate the search for effective therapies for Alzheimer’s disease. Each partner has pledged $100,000 per year for a current total of three prizes of $100,000 each per year. The partners invite interest from other organizations willing to participate at the $100,000 level to expand this opportunity in the future.
2008 Award Recipients
The 2008 Tomorrow Leaders Award winners are:
- Sterling C. Johnson, Ph.D. — associate professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisc., and research scientist, GRECC, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison. His research uses brain imaging in conjunction with neuropsychological measurement to study cognitive disorders of memory and self-awareness.
- Dora Marta Kovacs, Ph.D. — associate professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School, Boston, and associate neuroscientist, neurology services, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Her research focuses on the molecular events underlying neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease.
- James J. Lah, M.D., Ph.D. — associate professor in the Department of Neurology, clinical core leader of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, and investigator in the Center for Neurodegenerative Disease at Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga. His research is driven by the goal of understanding basic, disease-causing mechanisms to improve the care of individuals with neurodegenerative disorders.
The awards will be presented on May 14 at the Alzheimer's Association National Gala in Washington, D.C.
Program announcement
How to apply
Letter submission is now closed.
Contact Information
For additional information, please contact: grants@tomorrowsleadersprize.org
