Clinical Scientist Career Development

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Clinical Scientist Career Development

The Clinical Scientist Career Development Initiative is paramount for the CNS Foundation, as this funding source contributes to establishing young clinicians in their research career in medicine.

Brian Dlouhy, MD, 2016 NINDS/CNSF Getch K12 Scholar Award Recipient presents findings on Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) during the CNS 2018 Annual Meeting.

About the NINDS/CNSF Getch K12 Scholar Award

The biennial award provides unparalleled support for a young neurosurgeon scientist beginning their clinical research for two years at their home institution.

To date, there are two NINDS/CNSF Getch K12 Scholars.

Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy

2016-2017 NINDS/CNSF Getch K12 Scholar Award Recipient

Brian Dlouhy, M.D.

University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

“[NINDS/CNSF Getch K12 Scholar Award] helped to catapult my career forward in understanding something so critical to all epilepsy patients - death from a seizure…We recently found that when seizures spread to areas of the brain such as the amygdala, breathing is inhibited. By modulating the amygdala-brainstem circuit responsible for loss of breathing during seizures, we hope to prevent SUDEP (sudden unexpected death in epilepsy).”

How Brain Tumors Develop, Grow, and Become Malignant

2018-2019 NINDS/CNSF Getch K12 Scholar Award Recipient

Babacar Cisse, M.D. Ph.D.

Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center

“One of the factors that attracted me to neurosurgery was the fact that some of the most common and aggressive brain tumors are not curable by surgery. We need a better understanding of how these tumors form, develop and became malignant and interact with host cells. Such an understanding will pave the way for the development of better adjuvant non-surgical therapies against the tumors.”

The Next Bold Step – A New NINDS/CNSF K12 Scholar Award

Having successfully awarded exceptional scientists in 2016 and 2018, the CNS Foundation, in collaboration with the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and the Foundation for the NIH (FNIH), will expand this prestigious award into an annual prize. We look forward to the naming of the new NINDS/CNSF K12 Scholar Award that will accelerate scientific discovery!

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Clinical Scientist Career Development

The Clinical Scientist Career Development Initiative is paramount for the CNS Foundation, as this funding source contributes to establishing young clinicians in their research career in medicine.

Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy

Brian Dlouhy, M.D.

How Brain Tumors Develop, Grow, and Become Malignant

Babacar Cisse, M.D. Ph.D.

The Next Bold Step – A New NINDS/CNSF K12 Scholar Award

Improving worldwide patient health through innovative programs that allow neurosurgeons to collaborate globally as researchers, learners, educators and caregivers.

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Clinical Scientist Career Development

The Clinical Scientist Career Development Initiative is paramount for the CNS Foundation, as this funding source contributes to establishing young clinicians in their research career in medicine.

Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy

Brian Dlouhy, M.D.

How Brain Tumors Develop, Grow, and Become Malignant

Babacar Cisse, M.D. Ph.D.

The Next Bold Step – A New NINDS/CNSF K12 Scholar Award

Improving worldwide patient health through innovative programs that allow neurosurgeons to collaborate globally as researchers, learners, educators and caregivers.

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Associated CNS Websites

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