Awards
RESEARCH AWARDS
The Awards Committee continues to be active with a number of awards and research grants and one combined SNO/Tumor Section award administered through the Tumor Section Awards Committee. Most of the awards are limited to Tumor Section members, providing an additional incentive for membership.
For information regarding the Tumor Section awards, please contact:
Jonas M. Sheehan, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Department of Neurosurgery
Penn State College of Medicine
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Phone: (717) 531-8807
Fax: (717) 531-3858
E-mail: jsheehan@psu.edu
American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) Clinical Research Grant (Tumor Section Members Only): The American Brain Tumor Association Clinical Research Award is a $100,000 two-year ($50,000/year) grant designed to support faculty who are involved in clinical research. The award is designed to provide pilot clinical data by the end of the two-year funding period to lead to the development of a larger, multi-year clinical trial supported by federal funding. Awards are designed to strengthen applications for permanent outside funding. Applicants should be full-time neurosurgeons who are members of the AANS/CNS Section on Tumors. Grant application forms are available from the ABTA, or from the Section on Tumors. Applications will be expected to provide evidence of clinical trial expertise, a well designed hypothesis and clinical research plan along with any relevant supporting preliminary data, IRB approval for the proposed study, eligibility criteria and a plan for subject accrual, and a timetable for completion of the clinical trial. Multicenter collaborations are permitted. The successful grant applicant will be chosen after a peer-reviewed process conducted by members of the Executive Committee of the Tumor Section of the AANS/CNS. The scientific merit of the proposed study, as well as the credentials of the applicant and the support of the institution will also be important factors. Proposals are due by January 15 and the grant is awarded on March 1 as well as announced at the AANS Annual meeting of award years.
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Bittner Award (Tumor Section Members Only)
The Ronald Bittner Award is endowed by Mrs. E. Laurie Bittner in memory of her husband, Ronald L. Bittner. It is awarded to the Best Abstract Paper submitted to the AANS meeting on Brain Tumor Research by a Resident or Junior Faculty Member. This award includes a $1000 honorarium.
Bittner Lectureship
Mrs. E. Laurie Bittner also endowed the Bittner Lectureship. The Bittner Lecturer is invited by the Executive Committee of the Section on Tumors in recognition for a career of significant contribution to the field of neuro-oncology. The lecture is presented at the annual meeting of the AANS, and the award includes a $1000 honorarium.
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Journal of Neuro-Oncology Award
The Journal of Neuro-Oncology Award is sponsored by Kluwer Academic Publishers and is presented at the annual AANS and CNS meeting to a highly ranked abstract in either clinical or basic science as related to neurooncology. A one year subscription to the Journal of Neuro-Oncology and a framed certificate are awarded.
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Mahaley Clinical Award (Tumor Section Members Only)
The Mahaley Award is given at each of the AANS and CNS meetings to a neurosurgery resident, fellow, or attending who submits the best clinical study in neuro-oncology. The recipient is awarded a $1000 honorarium.
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Preuss Award (Tumor Section Members Only)
The Preuss Award, sponsored by the Preuss Foundation, is given at each of the AANS and CNS meetings to a young scientist investigating brain tumors, within 10 years of training, who has submitted the best basic science research paper. This award has a $1000 honorarium.
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Farber Award
Sponsored by the Farber Foundation, the Farber Award is presented at the annual meetings of the AANS and Society for Neuro-oncology on alternate years and the awardee speaks at both meetings the year of the award. The recipient is selected by the presidents of the two societies and the Section awards chair based on nominees from the executive committees of both societies. The award recognizes the most promising investigators who are achieving significant results early in their careers and is given only once to a recipient.
There have been some changes to the selection process for the Farber award that will directly involve Mr. Farber in the final selection process after nominations by the executive committee and review by the leadership of the Tumor Section and Society for Neuro-Oncology. The award is for $5,000.
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Young Investigator Award (Tumor Section Members Only)
Sponsored by the American Brain Tumor Association, the Young Investigator Award is given at each AANS and CNS meeting to a young faculty member involved in neuro-oncology research who has demonstrated outstanding potential for future basic science research. The applicant must have been out of training for fewer than six years.
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National Brain Tumor Society Translational Research Grant Award
The National Brain Tumor Translational Research Grant Award is given by the NBTF for the best translational research grant proposal submitted by the end of May each year. The winner is announced at the annual CNS meeting each year. In 2007, the amount of the award was increased from $15,000 to $50,000 per award.
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The Integra Foundation Award (Tumor Section Members Only)
The Integra Foundation Award, sponsored by the Integra Foundation, is given at each of the AANS and CNS meetings for the best research or clinical paper submitted investigating benign brain, spinal or peripheral nerve tumors. There is a monetary award of $1000.
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Synthes Skull Base Award (Tumor Section Members Only)
The Synthes Skull Base Award is given to an attending neurosurgeon, resident or fellow within the Tumor Section who submits the best abstract related to skull base surgery. This award is given at the annual meetings of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The award includes a $1000 honorarium.
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BrainLAB Community Neurosurgery Award (Tumor Section Members Only)
The BrainLAB Community Neurosurgery Award is awarded at the annual meetings of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons. This award is given to a neurosurgeon practicing in a non-academic setting with the best abstract related to central nervous system tumors. Recipients are awarded $1000.
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BrainLAB International Fellowship
The AANS/CNS Section on Tumors/BrainLAB International Fellowship was awarded for the first time at the 2007 AANS meeting. This award, to be given once a year, provides funding for a neurosurgeon outside North America to spend one year of mentored neurosurgical oncology research in the United States. The proposals are reviewed by a subgroup of the Tumor Section’s Executive Committee.
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Stryker Neuro-Oncology Award
This award, presented at both the AANS and CNS meetings, is given to a high ranking brain tumor clinical or basic science abstract submitted by a resident or medical student. It will be given for the first time at the 2009 AANS meeting. The senior author on the paper must be a member of the Section on Tumors. A monetary component of $1000 is included with an award certificate.
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Leksell Radiosurgery Award
This award, presented at each AANS meeting, starting in 2009, is for the best paper on stereotactic radiosurgery related to brain tumors. The award comes with a monetary component of $2000.
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