Research/Educational Funding Activities
Since 2001, the CNF has awarded more than a million dollars in grants and scholarships.

 

Shield’s Fellowship Award

Two-year award of $100,000 ($50,000/year) for research in the field of child neurology

 2007:    Christopher Giza, M.D.

 

CNF Scientific Awards

Two-year award of $100,000 ($50,000/year) for research in the field of child neurology

 2001:    Amy Brooks-Kayal, M.D, Janice Brunstrom, M.D.
 2002:  Anne E. Anderson, M.D.
 2003:  Mahbubul Huq, M.D.
 2004:  Elliott H. Sherr, M.D., Ph.D.
 2005:  Sookyong Koh, M.D., Ph.D.
 2006:  Steven F. Stasheff, M.D., Ph.D
 2007:  Timothy R. Gershon, M.D., Ph.D.

 

Medical Student Summer Research Scholarships

Summer scholarship of $3,500 for U.S. and Canadian medical students interested in child neurology


 2002:    Alok Bansal, Vikram Bhise, Nicholas Blanchette, Molly Daymont, Emily Freilich, Christopher Hicks, Barry Malin, Cozumel Southern, Narayan Sundaram
 2003:  Kendall Backstrand, Sarah Broughton, Stephanie Chao, Cheng (James) Feng, Clara Kim, Amy Kogon, Marin Mannix, Andrea Parada, Manisha Thakuria
 2004:  Daniela Cohen, Marisa Kastoff, Jessica Muse, Abbi Phillips, Andrea Zawacki
 2005:  Emily Curran, Darcy Groesbeck, Meera Gupta, Kendra Harris, Eugenia Kim, Nina Natarajan, Lori Olson, David Rydz, Sameer Shah, Chengyuan Wu
 2006:  Eunpi Cho, Sonia Garg, Lynda Ken, Yvonne Lai, Arden Lee, Jeffrey Liu, Pauline Mulleady, Sandra Rutigliano, Kathleen Sterling, Desiree Yow
 2007:  Rujuta Bhatt, Victoria Chiou, Ilana Kahn, Austin Larson, Chie Yu Lin, Brian Nadler, Lydia Pecker, Samata Singhi, David Vargas, Virginia Williams

 

Researcher-in-Training Awards

Award of up to $75,000 for salary and equipment to encourage and promote promising Child Neurologists who desire a focused research experience during their early careers

 2003:    Gretchen Wieck, M.D., Nicole Ullrich, M.D.
 2004:  Sabrina Smith, M.D.
 2005:  Constance Smith-Hicks, M.D.
 2006:  Edward C. Gilmore, M.D., Ph.D
 2007:  Shafali Jeste, M.D.

 

Multi-center Clinical Research Grants

Funding up to $75,000 per initiative to foster multi-center clinical research initiatives directed at disorders of the developing central nervous system; funded jointly with the Child Neurology Society

 2002:    Gabrielle deVeber, M.D.
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ONT
“Towards the Establishment of Standards of Practice and the Initiation of Multi-Center, Multi-National Clinical Trials for Neonates and Children with Stroke.”
 2003:  Gabriel Ronen, M.D.
McMaster University School of Medicine, Hamilton, ONT
“Quality of Life in Children with Epilepsy: What Constellation of Factors is Important?”
 2004:  Jennifer Kwon, M.D.
University of Rochester, New York
“Postdischarge Treatment of Infants with Resolved Neonatal Seizures.”
 2005:  Donna Ferriero, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco
“Towards the Establishment of a Mulit-Center, Multi-National Research Network for Neonatal Seizures.”

 

Philip R. Dodge Young Investigator Award

An award of $25,000 for basic or clinical research by promising young investigators who are members of the Child Neurology Society

 2004:    Terrie Inder, M.D.
 2005:  Mustafa Sahin, M.D.
 2006:  Elliott H. Sherr, M.D., Ph.D


* Previous award winners were funded by the Child Neurology Society

 

CNF Advocacy Awards of Merit

Presented in recognition of a patient support organization associated with pediatric neurology

 2002:    International Rett Syndrome Association
 2003:  Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance
 2004:  Tourette Syndrome Association of the United States (TSA)
 2005:  The Batten Disease Support & Research Association (BDSRA)
 2006:  Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and the Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Foundation
 2007:  United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation