Previous Honorees
The World Brain Mapping Foundation (WBMF) is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s awards. These awards recognize outstanding achievements in brain mapping research, education, and service.
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Non-Profit Charitable Organization
Gathering For Cure Awards
Beacon of Courage and Dedication Award
Humanitarian Award
Pioneer in Technology Award
Pioneer in Medicine Award
Pioneer in Healthcare Policy Award
Golden Axon Leadership Award
Young Investigator Award
Student Service and Leadership Award
Robin Sidhu Memorial Young Scientist Award
Beacon of Courage and Dedication Award
Jeremy Richman
Dr. Richman is a neuro-pharmacologist with more than 20 years of research and drug discovery experience.
Bobak Kalhor
Bobak Kalhor is Writer,Director,Producer.Known For “A Dying King: The Shah of Iran”.
Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford was born on July 13, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, to Dorothy (Nidelman), a radio actress, and Christopher Ford (born John William Ford), an
Poonacha Machaiah
Hello, I’m Poonacha Machaiah SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR Poonacha Machaiah has over 20 years of global experience as a successful serial entrepreneur and business leader in Fortune
Deepak Chopra
From Wikipedia Deepak Chopra (/ˈdiːpɑːk ˈtʃoʊprə/; Hindi: [diːpək tʃoːpɽa]; born October 22, 1946) is an Indian-American author and alternative medicine advocate.[4][5] A prominent figure in the New Age movement,[6] his books and videos have made him one
Gabriella Wright
Gabriella Wright (born 19 June 1982) is an English actress and model, best known for playing Queen Claude of France in the series The Tudors, Viola in the film The Perfect
Humanitarian Award
C. L. Max Nikias
C. L. Max Nikias is the eleventh president of the University of Southern California. He holds the Robert C. Packard President’s Chair
Eva Hsieh
For as long as Eva can remember, she has always had a strong appreciation in the beauty she sees around her. From flowers to insect,
Pioneer in Technology Development Award
X2 Biosystems
X2 Biosystems Awarded Pioneer in Healthcare Technology Award by The Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics Award recognizes X2’s innovations in impact sensor technology shown
Mei Mei Hu
Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board of Directors of United Neuroscience
Pioneer in Medicine Award
Pioneer in Healthcare Policy Award
Gabrielle Giffords
Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives. She is the third woman in Arizona’s history to be elected to the U.S. Congress.
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
U.S. Representative for Washington’s 5th Congressional District
Golden Axon leadership Award
Saleem Abdulrauf
American physician specializing in neurosurgery in St. Louis, Missouri, who has helped develop high-flow brain bypass surgery, a less invasive procedure for treating intracranial aneurysm than methods used previously.
Jeffrey C. Wang
Dr. Wang’s reputation for consistently providing excellent patient care, outstanding qualifications and experience has earned him immense respect from patients and physicians alike. He has
Warren Wilson Boling Jr
Dr. Boling earned his MD from Texas Tech University Health Science Center, School of Medicine, in 1991. After medical school, he completed a surgical internship
Wes Ashford
Dr. Ashford is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (affiliated) at Stanford University and the Director of the War Related Illness and Injury
Michael J. Roy
Michael Roy, MD, Col. (Ret.) is professor of Medicine and director of the Division of Military Internal Medicine at Uniformed Services University and director of
Mike Y. Chen
Vice President of World Brain Mapping Foundation, Vice President of Government and Strategic Alliance WBMF and SBMT, CA, USA
Young Investigator Award
Wonhye Lee
Instructor in Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Director, Invertebrate Neuromodulation Lab (INL), Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Dong Song
Dong Song is a research associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California
Debraj Mukherjee
Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholar, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
Benjamin Aribisala
Professor of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria; Honorary Fellow Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (CCBS), Neuroimaging Sciences, The University of
Alexander Stahn
Assistant Professor, Medical Science in Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Division of Sleep and Chronobiology, Department of Psychiatry
Ajeet Kaushik
Assistant Professor, Centre of Personalized Nanomedicine, Department of Immunology, Florida International University (FIU)
Student Service and Leadership Award
Marco Amaya
Marco T. Amaya, Jr., MD/MPH, Research and Global Policy Fellow with SBMT, Society for Brain Mapping & Therapeutics. Pacoima, California Medical Research PTSD in Veterans.
