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
Minoru Freund
Dr. Minoru M. Freund Award Presentation: BEACON OF COURAGE AND DEDICATION AWARD (VIDEO)
Montel Williams
Montel Williams is American television personality, radio talk show host, and actor.
Stephen Hawking
Professor Stephen Hawking Beacon of Courage and Dedication Award Stephen William Hawking (8 January 1942 – 14 March 2018) was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who, at
William Kyle Carpenter
Dr. Bennet Omalu, Congressman Andy Harris and Corporal Carpenter Receive Prestigious Recognition by a Leading BRAIN MAPPING ASSOCIATION, which has Launched and Supported GLOBAL BRAIN
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
Kasif Nevzat Tarhan
Nevzat Tarhan was born in Merzifon/Turkey in 1952. He finished Kuleli Military High School in 1969 and graduated from Cerrahpaşa Medical School Ístanbul University in
Reinhard Schulte
Dr. Reinhard Schulte has more than 18 years of experience in proton radiation therapy and proton radiosurgery. He has a doctorate in medicine (summa cum laude)
George Perry, PhD
Professor of biology and chemistry at the University of Texas at San Antonio and the former dean of the College of Sciences. Editor-in-Chief of the
Harry Kloor
Dr. Harry Kloor is a successful serial entrepreneur, scientist, technologist, educator, policy advisor, author, and Hollywood filmmaker. He is the CEO and Co-Founder of Beyond
Kenneth P. Green
Kenneth P. Green, D.M.D., B.S., Dr. Green primarily is a Commander in the United States Navy serving as the Assistant Department Head of the Faculty
David Baron, DO, MSEd
Currently working as a tenured Professor at Western University of Health Sciences, research Professor at Claremont Graduate University. David Baron, DO, MSEd, is Senior Vice
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.
