Professor Sarah Tabrizi has been appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours in recognition of her services to people with Huntington’s disease and her pioneering contributions to neurological research. Professor Tabrizi is a Group Leader at the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) at UCL,…
Category: Awards & Appointments
Neurologist Ludwig Kappos awarded Dystel Prize for MS research advances
Neurologist Ludwig Kappos has been awarded the 2026 John Dystel Prize for Multiple Sclerosis Research in recognition of his major contributions to understanding and treating multiple sclerosis. The prestigious $40,000 award, presented jointly by the National MS Society and the American Academy of Neurology, recognises outstanding achievements in MS research. Kappos, based at University Hospital…
UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences researchers awarded UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships
Congratulations to Angelika Zarkali (ACNR’s Conference News Editor), and Mathieu Bourdenx, who have both been awarded UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellowships! Angelika Zarkali, Senior Research Fellow and Honorary Consultant Neurologist at UCL Dementia Research Centre, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, has been awarded a fellowship worth £2.3 million to explore new treatment approaches…
Maura Malpetti awarded European Young Researcher Award 2025
Congratulations to Dr Maura Malpetti (UK DRI at Cambridge), who has won the 2025 European Young Researcher Award from the Fondation Recherche Alzheimer in France. The foundation funds the advancement of research in Alzheimer’s disease and related syndromes in France and beyond. The award supports and encourages an individual European researcher with exceptionally promising work. Maura’s research focuses on in vivo…
Mary Reilly receives AANEM’s 2025 Honorary Member Award
The American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) has announced that Dr Mary Reilly, MD has received the 2025 Honorary Member Award for her scientific contributions and unwavering commitment to improving patient care in neuromuscular medicine. Dr Reilly graduated from University College Dublin in 1986, earned her Doctor of Medicine in 1996, and was…
Christian Langkammer is awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant
Christian Langkammer from the Department of Neurology at the Medical University of Graz has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant – one of Europe’s most prestigious research funding programs, granted solely on the basis of scientific excellence. The €2 million funding will enable him to further expand his research group in the coming years. With…
Laura Benjamin is awarded the Federick Murgatroyd Prize
Congratulations to Dr Laura Benjamin who has been awarded the Federick Murgatroyd Prize. The Federick Murgatroyd Prize is awarded to medical graduates who have made an important contribution to the science or practice of tropical medicine. Laura is a Principal Clinical Research Fellow at The MRC Laboratory of Molecular and Cell Biology, UCL and an…
Sarah Tabrizi elected to the US National Academy of Medicine
Congratulations to Professor Sarah Tabrizi who has recently been elected to the US National Academy of Medicine. Sarah is Professor of Clinical Neurology at University College London, UK, Honorary Consultant Neurologist, Director of UCL Huntington’s Disease Centre, and Joint Head of Department of Neurodegenerative Disease. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest…
Professor Anna Williams and Professor Tilo Kunath appointed as Co-Directors of the Centre for Regenerative Medicine
Congratulations to Professor Anna Williams and Professor Tilo Kunath who have been appointed as Co-Directors of the Centre for Regenerative Medicine. Professor Williams is a Professor of Regenerative Neurology and Honorary Consultant Neurologist and Professor Kunath is a Chair of Regenerative Neurobiology. Both new Co-Directors have been Principal Investigators in the Centre from its very…
2024 Tom Isaacs Award honours Parkinson’s expert Professor Oliver Bandmann
Cure Parkinson’s and Van Andel Institute (VAI) have announced Professor Oliver Bandmann as the winner of the 2024 Tom Isaacs Award, which honours researchers who closely collaborate with the Parkinson’s community. The award was virtually presented to Professor Bandmann as part of the annual Grand Challenges in Parkinson’s Disease symposium and parallel Rallying to the…
