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Krieg Cortical Kudos | Award Nomination Page
Awards are given at three levels.
Krieg Cortical Discoverers | Krieg Cortical Explorers | Krieg Cortical Scholars
The Cajal Club honors excellence in neuroscience with awards: the Krieg Cortical Kudos for established scientists (Discoverer), early-career professionals within ten years of their advanced degree (Explorer), and recent PhDs within two years post-degree (Scholar). Additionally, there's the Krieg Lifetime Achievement Award for significant contributions to neuroscience. Notable neuroscientists may also be invited to deliver the Pinckney J. Harman Memorial Lecture. The Cowan and Palay Awards, sponsored by Wiley-Blackwell, are presented at our annual dinner during the Society for Neuroscience conference.
Dawn Hunter, artist, Illustration of Cajal's Self-portrait sketch juxtaposed with death mask and neurons. This drawing is a recreation (three times) a mini self-portrait from Cajal's first sketchbook from Valencia juxtaposed with recreations of Cajal's cortical neuron drawings and drawn silhouettes of cast shadows from the original mold of Cajal's death mask, ink, pen and gold leaf on paper, 11" x 14."
Call for Nominations for the Krieg Cortical Kudos for 2024
The Cajal Club is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the thirty-eighth annual Krieg Cortical Kudos. These awards 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, the first President of the Cajal Club, and his wife, Roberta Krieg. The Officers and Board Members of the Cajal Club will act as the Award Panel for the selection of winners. The following categories of prizes will be awarded at the Cajal Club Dinner during the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in Chicago, IL in October 5-9, 2024.
I. The Cortical Discoverer Prize
The Cortical Discoverer Prize will be awarded to a senior neuroscientist who has substantially contributed to our knowledge of the cerebral cortex and/or its connections. The Award includes receipt of the Cajal medal, an inscribed certificate, a one-year membership in the Cajal Club, and $5,000, plus $250 in support of travel expenses. The winner is encouraged to submit an article 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 candidate’s curriculum vitae; and (3) PDF files of up to three publications of the candidate’s research on the cerebral cortex and/or its connections. Additional letters of support of the nomination are also welcome. Nominations made in 2022 and 2023 can be resubmitted if they were not submitted in 2021.
II. The Cortical Explorer Prize
The Cortical Explorer Prize will be awarded to a neuroscientist investigating the cerebral cortex and/or its connections who has received an advanced professional degree within the ten year period prior to the time of nomination. The Award includes an inscribed certificate, a one-year membership in the Cajal Club, and $3,000, plus $250 in support of travel expenses.
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 candidate’s curriculum vitae that includes the date on which the candidate received an advanced professional degree; and (3) PDF files of up to two publications of the candidate’s 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 5 years prior to the closing date for nominations (August 16, 2024). The candidate should have published research on the cerebral cortex and/or its connections. The Award includes an inscribed certificate, a one-year membership in the Cajal Club, and $1,500, plus $250 in support of travel expenses.
III. The Cortical Scholar Prize
The Cortical Scholar Prize will be awarded to an outstanding predoctoral neuroscientist or one who has received the doctoral degree no later than 5 years prior to the closing date for nominations (August 16, 2024). The candidate should have published research on the cerebral cortex and/or its connections. The Award includes an inscribed certificate, a one-year membership in the Cajal Club, and $1,500, plus $250 in support of travel expenses.
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 candidate’s curriculum vitae that includes the date of receipt of the doctoral degree or the anticipated date, and which papers resulted from the PhD thesis; and (3) PDF files of up to two publications of the candidate’s research on the cerebral cortex and/or its connections. Additional letters of support of the nomination are also welcome.
Nominations should be submitted by email no later than 11:59 pm, August 16, 2024 to:
Dr. Patrick R. Hof, Cajal Club Secretary, e-mail: patrick.hof@mssm.edu.