Call for Nominations: Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience. Now through November 30, 2007

The McGovern Institute for Brain Research is accepting nominations for the 5th annual Edward M. Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience. The Prize recognizes an outstanding discovery or significant advance in the field of neuroscience. It consists of $50,000 and an inscribed gift. The recipient presents a public lecture at MIT, hosted by the McGovern Institute and followed by a gala dinner in Spring 2008.

Nomination Deadline: November 30, 2007

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:

• Recipients are chosen by majority vote of the selection committee.
• Members of the selection committee and faculty affiliated with MIT are not eligible.
• Announcement of the award recipient will be made in February 2008
• Recipient must attend all events to be awarded the prize.

Selection Committee:

Robert Desimone, Committee Chair, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Joseph Coyle, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School
H. Robert Horvitz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ann Graybiel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Solomon Snyder, Johns Hopkins University
Larry Squire, University of California, San Diego

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

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