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
Warren Grundfest
Heavily involved in SPIE conferences as a chair, committee member, and presenter since the early 90s, Grundfest was active in the earliest iterations of SPIE
Sujuan Ba, PhD
President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR). One of the top 300 Women Leaders in Global Health.
Robert Hariri
Dr. Hariri pioneered the use of stem cells to treat a range of life-threatening human diseases and continues today to make transformative contributions in the
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
Eric Kandel
Eric Richard Kandel (German: [ˈkandəl]; born Erich Richard Kandel,[citation needed] November 7, 1929[2]) is an Austrian-born American[2] medical doctor who specialized in psychiatry, a neuroscientist and a professor of biochemistry and biophysics at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University.
Joe F. Bolanos
A Passion for Innovation in Healthcare Dr. Joe F. Bolanos, embodies a compelling fusion of medical expertise and technological acumen. With an unwavering interest in
Kevin Morris
In Pursuit of Healthcare Excellence, Every Step of the Way. Dr. Kevin Morris, MBBS, has consistently demonstrated a passion for pursuing excellence in academics or
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.
