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
Kateryna Potapova
2023 Award Recipient Clinical Research Associate | Research Fellow (2021-2023)
Geoffrey Ling
Colonel honored with humanitarian award from the Brain Mapping Foundation for work with TBI FALLS CHURCH, VA (June 11, 2012) — U.S. Army Colonel Geoffrey
Pioneer in Technology Development Award
Cameron Piron, MS
Industry-recognized leader and innovator in image-guided surgery. Awarded University of Waterloo’s Alumni Achievement medal for leading Sentinelle Medical in researching and manufacturing leading-edge MRI technologies
Pioneer in Medicine Award
Pioneer in Healthcare Policy Award
Nancy Pelosi
Former Speaker and Current Minority Leader of the House of Representatives
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
Vicky Yamamoto
Cancer Scientist, USC-Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, USC-Keck School of Medicine, CA, USA | Executive Director of SBMT | Member of the Executive Board of the
Reza Tadayon-Nejad
Psychiatry Resident (Neuroscience Research Track), Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago
Rahul Dev Jayant
Assistant Professor, Center for Personalized Nanomedicine, Institute of NeuroImmune Pharmacology, Department of Immunology, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine (HWCOM), Florida International University
Nasser Kashou
Assistant Professor, Biomedical, Industrial & Human Factors Engineering, Wright State University
Student Service and Leadership Award
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
John Fiallos
Dr. John Fiallos is a native of Ecuador, where he earned his medical degree from the Guayaquil University. His passion for table tennis made him
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
Robin Sidhu Memorial Young Scientist Award
