The Ralph W. Gerard Award of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) is an award in neuroscience awarded annually since 1978 for Lifetime Achievement.[1] It is the highest recognition conferred by the SfN. As of 2018, the prize winner receives US$25,000.[2]
Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience | |
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Awarded for | Honors an outstanding scientist who has made significant contributions to neuroscience throughout his or her career |
Location | Washington, D.C. |
Presented by | Society for Neuroscience |
Reward(s) | US$25,000 |
First awarded | 1978 |
Website | web |
It is named in memory of the American neurophysiologist Ralph Waldo Gerard (1900-1974),[3] a founder and honorary president of the Society for Neuroscience and a professor at the University of Chicago , the University of Michigan and the University of California at Irvine. Gerard was known for his work on the nervous system, psychopharmacology, and biological basis of schizophrenia.[4]