Call for Nominations for the Krieg Cortical Kudos for 2013
The Cajal Club is pleased to announce the call for
nominations for the twenty-seventh annual KRIEG CORTICAL KUDOS. These awards are given to recognize
outstanding Neuroscientists and doctoral students who are investigating the cerebral cortex and/or its connections. The Awards
are funded by generous donations from Dr. Wendell J. Krieg, a distinguished neuroanatomist and the first President of the
Cajal Club, and his wife, Roberta Krieg. The following categories of prizes will be awarded at the Cajal Club Social at the
annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in San Diego, CA in November, 2013.
I. The Cortical Discoverer prize will be awarded
to a senior Neuroscientist who has contributed significantly to our knowledge of the cerebral cortex and/or its connections.
The Award includes receipt of the Cajal medal, an inscribed certificate and $5,000, plus $250 in support of travel expenses
($500 for trans-Atlantic travel) to the Cajal Club Social. The winner is invited to submit an account of his/her research
for publication in Cerebral Cortex.
Nominations of candidates for the Cortical Discoverer Award should be submitted by e-mail
and should include the following: (1) A letter of nomination. (2) A copy of the candidate¹s curriculum vitae. (3) PDF
files of up to three publications of the candidate¹s research on the cerebral cortex and/or its connections.
Additional letters of support of the nomination are also welcome. Nominations made in 2011 and 2012 can be re-submitted if
they were not submitted in 2010.
II. The Cortical Explorer prize will be awarded to an outstanding Neuroscientist investigating
the cerebral cortex and/or its connections. The candidate should have received an advanced professional degree within the
ten year period prior to the time of nomination. The Award is an inscribed certificate and $3,000, plus support for travel
expenses to the Cajal Club Social.
Nominations of candidates for the Cortical Explorer Award should be submitted by e-mail
and should include the following: (1) A letter of nomination. (2) A copy of the candidate¹s curriculum vitae that includes
the date on which the candidate received an advanced professional degree. (3) PDF files of two publications
of the candidate¹s research on the cerebral cortex and/or its connections. Additional letters of support of the nomination
are also welcome.
III. The Cortical Scholar prize will be awarded to an outstanding predoctoral neuroscientist
or one who has received the doctoral degree no later than 2 years prior to the closing date for nominations (August 1, 2013).
The candidate should have conducted exemplary research on the cerebral cortex and/or its connections. The Award is an inscribed
certificate and $1,500, plus support for travel to the Cajal Club Social.
Nominations of candidates for the Cortical
Scholar Award should be submitted by e-mail and should include the following: (1) A letter of nomination. (2) A copy of the
candidate¹s curriculum vitae that includes the date of receipt of the doctoral degree (or the anticipated date, in the
case of predoctoral candidates). (3) PDF files of two publications, or manuscripts being prepared for publication, of the
candidate¹s research on the cerebral cortex and/or its connections. The candidate should be the primary author of these
articles. Additional letters of support of the nomination are also welcome.
Nominations should be submitted by email no
later than midnight, August 1, 2013 to:
Dr. Charles
E. Ribak, Cajal Club Secretary/Treasurer
e-mail: ribak@uci.edu
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