https://brainprize.org/winners/optogenetics-2013/ernst-bamberg
Ernst Bamberg received his PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of Basel in 1971. In 1993 he was full Professor of Biophysical Chemistry at the...
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https://brainprize.org/winners/development-and-function-of-the-ear-2012
The Brain Prize in 2012 was awarded to Christine Petit and Karen Steel for their unique, world-leading contributions to our understanding of the genetic...
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https://brainprize.org/contact/gitte-grove-stig
Gitte joined The Brain Prize team on 1 April 2018 and is responsible for in-person activities and events related to the prize. Gitte has many years of...
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https://brainprize.org/nomination-selection-process
This page provides information on how to nominate a candidate for The Brain Prize as well as an overview of the selection process at the bottom of the page.
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https://brainprize.org/winners/cancer-neuroscience-2025
Michelle Monje and Frank Winkler are awarded The Brain Prize 2025 for pioneering the field of Cancer Neuroscience.
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https://brainprize.org/winners
Since 2011, The Brain Prize has recognized 49 outstanding scientists from 11 countries for their groundbreaking contributions to neuroscience. Explore the full...
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https://brainprize.org/activities/brain-prize-lecture-the-ecnp-congress
Brain Prize lecture by Professor Larry Abbott at the ECNP congress held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands from 11 - 14 October, 2025.
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https://brainprize.org/contact/jurij-radzevic
Jurij joined the The Brain Prize team in September 2025. He handles digital insights and data for the website and social media channels. Jurij brings expertise...
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https://brainprize.org/winners/rett-syndrome-and-epigenetics-2020/sir-adrian-bird
Sir Adrian Bird was born and grew up in England. He received his PhD from Edinburgh University in 1970 for describing how the epigenetic mechanism underlying...
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https://brainprize.org/winners/neuronal-transcription-and-translation-2023
Michael E. Greenberg, Christine Holt, and Erin Schuman were awarded for their pioneering research into the molecular mechanisms that regulate the neural...
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https://brainprize.org/winners/long-term-potentiation-2016
The Brain Prize for 2016 was awarded to Timothy Bliss, Graham Collingridge, and Richard Morris for their ground-breaking research on the cellular and molecular...
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https://brainprize.org/winners/cerebral-circuit-organization-2011/tamas-freund
Tamás Freund received his Ph.D. in neuroscience from Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest and his D.Sc. from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Professor...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ben-carson-nobel-prize-supplements/
While the neurosurgeon and U.S. politician has accomplished many things, this is not one of them.
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https://brainprize.org/activities/hm-the-king-of-denmark-presented-professors-michelle-monje-and-frank-winkler-with-their
HM The King of Denmark presented Professors Michelle Monje and Frank Winkler with their Brain Prize medals at a ceremony in Copenhagen on 28 May 2025.
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https://brainprize.org/winners/higher-brain-functions-2014/giacomo-rizzolatti
Giacomo Rizzolatti, born 28 April 1937 in Ukraine and is Professor of Human Physiology, University of Parma and Director of Parma Brain Center for Social and...
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https://brainprize.org/winners/computational-and-theoretical-neuroscience-2024
Larry Abbott, Terrence Sejnowski, and Haim Sompolinsky were awarded The Brain Prize 2024 for their foundational research in computational and theoretical...
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https://brainprize.org/
The Brain Prize is the world’s largest prize for brain research that is awarded each year by the Lundbeck Foundation.
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https://brainprize.org/winners/optogenetics-2013/gero-miesenbock
Gero Miesenböck studied medicine at the University of Innsbruck in his native Austria and did postdoctoral research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center...
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https://brainprize.org/activities/brain-prize-lecture-jns
Brain Prize lecture by Professor Haim Sompolinsky and Larry Abbott at the JNS annual meeting, Niigata, Japan from 24 - 27 July, 2025.
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https://brainprize.org/winners/alzheimers-disease-2018
The Brain Prize 2018 was awarded to Michel Goedert, Christian Haass, Sir John Hardy, and Bart De Strooper for their research on the genetic and molecular basis...
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