Call for Nominations:
Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience
Now through November 30, 2009

The McGovern Institute for Brain Research is accepting nominations for the 7th annual Edward M. Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience. The Prize recognizes an outstanding discovery or significant advance in the field of neuroscience. The prize is $60,000. The recipient presents a public lecture at MIT, hosted by the McGovern Institute and followed by a gala dinner in Spring 2010.

Nomination Deadline: November 30, 2009

Nomination procedures:
Candidates for the award must be nominated by individuals affiliated with universities, hospitals, medicals schools, or research institutes, with a background in neuroscience. Self-nomination is not permitted. Each nomination should include:

• A biosketch or CV of the nominee;
• A letter of nomination with a summary and analysis of the major contributions of the nominee to the field of neuroscience.
• Up to two representative reprints will be accepted.

Selection Procedure:

• Members of the selection committee and faculty affiliated with MIT are not eligible.
• Announcement of the award recipient will be made in February 2010
• Recipient must attend all events to be awarded the prize.

Past Scolnick Prize Recipients:
2004: Dr. Masakazu Konishi, California Institute of Technology
2005: Dr. Judith L. Rapoport, National Institutes of Mental Health/NIH
2006: Dr. Michael E. Greenberg, Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
2007: Dr. David Julius, University of California, San Francisco
2008: Dr. Michael Davis, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta
2009: Dr. Jeremy Nathans, Johns Hopkins University

Send nomination packet to:
Attn: Scolnick Prize Nomination
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue 46-3160
Cambridge, MA 02139

For more information: McGovern@mit.edu