Over the years, many of our residents have gone on to start successful research programs of their own. In addition to the R25 awards during training, our residents have received competitive grants such as the AAN Research Awards, among others.
Here are just a few:
Vaishnav Krishnan, MD, PhD
Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Epilepsy
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Role of Cbln1 in Mediating Seizure-Induced Impairments in Social Behavior
Mentor: Matthew Anderson, MD, PhD
Funded by Lundbeck
Katherine McDonell, MD
Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Parkinsons’s Disease
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Norepinephrine-targeted Therapy for Action Control in Parkinson Disease
Mentor: David Robertson, MD
Funded by Lundbeck
Stephanie Buss, MD
Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Alzheimer’s Disease
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation as a Biomarker in Mild Cognitive Impairment
Mentor: Alvaro Pascual-Leone, MD, PhD
Funded by the Allergan Foundation
Corey Fehnel, MD
American Brain Foundation Clinical Research Training Fellowships
Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University
Improving Prediction of Hospital Readmission Following Acute Ishemic Stroke
Mentor: Vincent Mor, Phd, Med
Cosponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and the American Brain Foundation
Nigel Pedersen, MBBS
American Brain Foundation Clinical Research Training Fellowships
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Mammillary Region in Epilepsy? Investigation and Intervention
Mentor: Clifford Saper, MD, PhD, FAAN
Cosponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and the American Brain Foundation
Michael Benatar, MBChB, DPhil
Clinical Research Training Fellowship Recipient
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
American Academy of Neurology Foundation and ALSA Clinical Research Fellowship
For additional information about the program, please visit the AAN site:
https://www.aan.com/research-and-awards/clinical-research-training-fellowships/