Dana Alliance Members
More than 300 neuroscientists comprise the Alliance membership, joined by the common interest in advancing public awareness about brain research. Recognized as leaders in their respective fields, they are among the world’s foremost authorities on neuroscientific research and clinical neurology topics. Each has made a personal commitment to support the mission of the Dana Alliance through active participation in outreach and educational activities. Among the current members, 10 have received the Nobel Prize.
The Executive Committee of the Dana Alliance directs and guides the operations and activities of the organization in pursuit of its mission.
A current list of members is available here.
Moses V. Chao, Ph.D., New York University School of Medicine
Diane Chugani, Ph.D., Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Hollis T. Cline, Ph.D., The Scripps Research Institute
Anthony J. Furlan, M.D., Case Western Reserve School of Medicine
Paul W. Glimcher, Ph.D., New York University, Center for Neural Science
Andreas Jeromin, Ph.D., Banyan Biomarker’s, Inc.
Arnold Kriegstein, M.D., Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco
Ann C. McKee, M.D., Boston University School of Medicine
Richard K. Nakamura, Ph.D., Center for Scientific Research, NIH
Rae Nishi, Ph.D., University of Vermont
Jeffrey L. Noebels, M.D., Baylor College of Medicine
Marina Picciotto, Ph.D., Yale University School of Medicine
Scott L. Pomeroy, M.D., Ph.D., Children’s Hospital, Boston
Eric Racine, Ph.D., Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal
Mark M. Rasenick, Ph.D., Univ. of Illinois, Chicago College of Medicine
John L. R. Rubinstein, M.D., Ph.D., Univ. of California, San Francisco
Kathryn E. Saatman, Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Craig Stark, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine
Howard L. Weiner, M.D., Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Richard L. Huganir, Ph.D., HHMI and Johns Hopkins University, Marc Tessier-Lavigne, Ph.D., the Rockefeller University, and Li-Huei Tsai, Ph.D., D.V.M., HHMI and MIT were elected new members of the IOM. Election to the IOM is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.
The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) has awarded the Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience to Carla J. Shatz, Ph.D., BioX, Stanford University for her contributions to the field of neuroscience. Her work has provided fundamental insights into brain circuit changes during development.
Nobel laureate and Alliance member Paul Greengard and his wife Ursula von Rydingsvard established the Pearl Meister Greengard Prize honoring women in science. Brenda A. Milner, Sc.D., McGill University was awarded the prize for her pioneering work in cognitive neuroscience on November 3, 2011. See also, Memory As a Life's Work: an Interview with Brenda Milner
Dennis J. Selkoe, M.D. is the recipient of the William Silen Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award from Harvard Medical School.
The Executive Committee of the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives announced the names of seventeen members newly elected to the organization.
Marc Tessier-Lavigne, Ph.D. was named President of The Rockefeller University effective March 2011. Previously, Tessier-Lavigne was Executive Vice President for Research and Chief Scientific Officer at Genentech.
Bruce s. McEwen, Ph.D. at The Rockefeller University is the winner of the 2011 Edward M. Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience. The prize is awarded annually by the McGovern Institute to recognize outstanding advances in the field of neuroscience.
Marcus E. Raichle, M.D., Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Randy L. Buckner, Ph.D.. Harvard University were the recipients of MetLife Foundations Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease for thier pioneer work in the area of brain imaging leading to inroads in the study of Alzheimer's.
Richard Mayeux, M.D., MSc, was named the new Chair of the Department of Neurology of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Neurologist-in-Chief at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center.
Alliance memebers Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D., the Dr. Evelyn Spiro, R.N. Professor of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Robert B. Darnell, M.D., Ph.D., Investigator HHMI and Robert and Harriett Heilbrunn Professor of Cancer Biology, Rockefeller University and Gary L. Gottlieb, M.D., M.B.A., president and chief executive officer, Partners Healthcare System were elected to the Institute of Medicine.
The Institute of Medicine awarded the 2010 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health to Eric J. Nestler, M.D., Ph.D., the Nash Family Professor of Neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Charles P. O'Brien, M.D., Ph.D., the Kenneth Appel Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine for their complimentary achievements in addiction scieince.
Antonio Damasio, M.D., David Dornsife Professor of Neuroscience and director of the Brain and Creativity Institute at USC is the sole recipient of the Honda prize. Damasio was chosen "for his pioneering efforts and remarkable contributions in the world of neuroscience."
Tufts Univesity has named Joanne Berger-Sweeney, Ph.D., M.P.H., as Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences effective, August 23, 2010. Berger-Sweeney was the Allene Lummis Russell Professor in Neuroscience at Wellesley College and was named Associate Dean there in 2004. She is widely recognized for her efforts to increase diversity in the biological sciences.
Fred Plum, M.D. passed away in New York on June 11, 2010. Dr. Plum was University Professor, Emeritus, Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He was a founding member of the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives and served on the Dana Alliance Executive Committee.
Alliance Members Receive Special Awards, Honors, and Prizes
Announced June 2, 2010 - Thomas C. Südhof, M.D., Stanford University School of Medicine will share the 2010 Kavli Prize with Drs. Richard Scheller, Gentech, and James Rothman, Yale University for discovering the molecular basis of signal transfer between nerve cells in the brain.
William A. Catterall, Ph.D., University of Washington School of Medicine received the 2010 Canada Gairdner International Award
Harry T. Chugani, M.D., Children’s Hospital of Michigan was elected President of the International Child Neurology Association for term 2010-2014. Inauguration was held in Cairo, Egypt, May 2010
Fred H. Gage, Ph.D., The Salk Institute for Biological Studies was elected to the American Philosophical Society
Stephen L. Hauser, M.D., appointed by President Obama as Member of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues