8.22.2006
EDWARD C. GILMORE RECEIVES 2006 CNF RESEARCHER-IN-TRAINING AWARD

The Board of Directors and the Scientific Committee of the Child Neurology Foundation are pleased to announce Dr. Edward C. Gilmore as the recipient of the 2006 CNF Researcher-in-Training Award. The Researcher-in-Training Award, first given in 2003, is awarded to a promising child neurologist who desires a focused research experience during their early career.

Dr. Gilmore commented, “This grant will be a great asset to me as I make the transition from clinical medicine to basic science research of a clinical disease. Transitions between clinical and basic science research are very difficult to make in either direction. This grant will provide needed support for me to make this transition. I hope to prove myself worthy of this honor.”

A native of rural northeastern Ohio, Gilmore received his B.S. in molecular genetics at Ohio State University in Columbus, where he was introduced to basic science research in a variety of laboratories, studying subjects such as chloroplast DNA evolution, thyroid