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Cajal Club, Society for Neuroscience 2024
Board of Directors Meeting
Cajal Club Social
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Cajal Club, Society for Neuroscience 2024
Board of Directors Meeting |Cajal Club Social
Cajal Club at SfN Chicago 2024
The Cajal Club held its annual Board of Directors Meeting and Business Meeting on October 5th at the Marriott. The club discussed their evolving partnership with the International Brain Bee, an organization committed to inspiring the next generation of neuroscientists. Leah Krubitzer passed the presidency to Paola Arlotta, with Nenad Šestan named as President-Elect.
On October 6th, the club co-hosted an SfN-sponsored social titled: Development of the Cerebral Cortex: from Embryos to Organoids Social. It was chaired by Paola Arlotta and Leah Krubitzer and featured guest speakers that included Debby Silver, Aparna Bhaduri, Tomasz Nowakowski, Pasko Rakic, Hongkui Zeng, Nenad Šestan, John Rubenstein, Leah Krubitzer, Liqun Luo, and Larry Swanson. Linda Richards paid tribute to her mentor the late Denis O’Leary.
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The annual Cajal Club Dinner, held on October 6th at Beatnik On The River, served as a celebratory evening of recognition and camaraderie. The highlight of the night was the presentation of the Krieg Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. Larry W. Swanson, honoring his pioneering research on brain structure and function. Swanson’s contributions, including high-resolution CNS network models and translations of Cajal’s seminal works, have profoundly shaped modern neuroscience.
Other distinguished awards presented during the evening included:
• Krieg Cortical Kudos Awards
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Discoverer Award: John Morrison
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Explorer Award: Cory Miller
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Scholar Award: Xuyu Qian
• Brain Structure and Function Editor’s Choice Award – Eric Sobierajsky
As the Cajal Club continues to honor the legacy of its namesake, SfN Chicago 2024 proved to be a momentous occasion for both recognizing excellence and fostering the next wave of scientific discovery.
 Pasko Rakic and Carol Mason at the 2025 Cajal Club Social. |  Nenad Å estan and Pasko Rakic attend the Cajal Club Board of Directors Meeting. |  Pasko Rakic, Nenad Å estan and John Rubenstein attend SfN, 2025. |  Leah Krubitzer greats attendees at the Cajal Club Social, SfN, 2025. |
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 Laszlo Zaborszky and Emanuel DiCicco-Bloom attend the Cajal Club social. |  Pasko Rakic, Carol Mason, and Nenad Å estan at the Cajal Club Social. |  Linda Richards' lecture at the 2025 Cajal Club Social. |  Cajal Club Social, SfN, 2025. |
 Alessandro Bulfone, Ellen Kuwana, and John Rubenstein at the Cajal Club Social. |  Pasko Rakic, John Rubenstein, and Nenad Å estan at 2025 SfN. |  Eric Sobierajsky (awardee Brain Structue and Function), Baer, and Laszlo Zaborszky with the 2025 Brain Structure and Function Award. |  Larry Swanson talking to the guests at the Cajal Club SfN dinner. |
 Dawn Hunter and Linda Richards at the Cajal Club SfN dinner. |  John Morrison, Patrick Hof and Leah Krubitzer at the Cajal Club dinner. |  John Morrison, Patrick Hof and Leah Krubitzer with Morrison's KCK Dicoverer Award. |  Larry Swanson, John Walsh and Xuyu Qian with Qian's KCK Scholar Award. |
 John Walsh and Xuyu Qian at the Cajal Club dinner. |  Pasko Rakic, John Morrison and Larry Swanson at the Cajal Club dinner. |  Larry Swanson, John Walsh, Xuyu Qian, Patrick Hof, and Leah Krubitzer at the Cajal Club dinner. |  Larry Swanson and Dawn Hunter with Swanson's Krieg Lifetime Achievement Awards. |
 Cajal Club Dinner at SfN 2025. |  Cajal Club Dinner at SfN 2025. |  2025 Krieg Cortical Kudos Certificates. |  Nenad Å estan and John Walsh holding one of the Lifetime Achievement Awards (a portrait of Wendell Krieg) created for Larry Swanson by artist, Dawn Hunter. |
 Dawn Hunter presenting Larry Swanson with his Lifetime Achievement Award certificate. |  A custom-designed presentation box created to house Larry Swanson's Lifetime Achievement Award certificate. The box features illustrative details honoring Santiago Ramón y Cajal and Larry Swanson's research by artist Dawn Hunter. |  The custom presentation box, opened to reveal its decorative interior and Swanson's encased Lifetime Achievement Award certificate. |  Larry Swanson's Krieg Lifetime Award certificate illustrated by artist Dawn Hunter. |
 Larry Swanson, Dawn Hunter and Patrick Hof at the Cajal Club dinner. |  Cajal Club Dinner: Eric Sobierajsky, Laszlo Zaborszky, Stewart, Patrick Hof, and Debbie Silver. |  Larry Swanson holds his Krieg Lifetime Achievement Award certificates. |  Carol Mason and Dawn Hunter hold Larry Swanson's Krieg Lifetime Achievement Award certificates. |
 Larry Swanson's Krieg Lifetime Award certificate illustrated by artist Dawn Hunter. |  Linda Richards, Corey Harwell, and Lee Shapiro at the Cajal Club dinner. |  Dawn Hunter holds Larry Swanson's Lifetime Achievement Award that she illustrated. |  Leah Krubitzer at the Cajal Club Board of Directors meeting. |
 Leah Krubitzer, Larry Swanson, Nenad Å estan, and Pasko Rakic at the Cajal Club Board of Directors Meeting. |  Suzana Herculano at the Cajal Clubs Board of Directors meeting. |  Debby Silver and Corey Harwell at the Cajal Club Board of Directors meeting. |  Patrick Hof at the Cajal Club Board of Directors meeting. |