This international Prize, selected by an extraordinary committee of psychiatric leaders, celebrates those who have made a profound and lasting impact on mental health.” While our Foundation’s other awards focus on research for brain and behavior disorders, the Pardes Humanitarian Prize was developed from our Board Chairman Steve Lieber’s original idea to take special note of people and organizations whose humanitarian work is transformative and of great magnitude. Pardes said, “Psychiatry and mental health are important in virtually all aspects of human interaction. Herb Pardes, President of the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation’s Scientific Council and Executive Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. The awards were presented to Judge Leifman and Bob Wright by, Dr. The Honorary Pardes Humanitarian Prize was presented to Bob and the late Suzanne Wright, the founders of Autism Speaks, for their unparalleled leadership in advancing autism research and increasing understanding and acceptance of people with autism spectrum disorder. The Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health was awarded to Judge Steven Leifman, associate administrative judge in Miami-Dade County, for his leadership in reducing the number of people with mental illnesses in jail and prison. One of this year's prizewinners, Xiao-Jing Wang, was a professor in the Department of Neuroscience and a member of the Kavli Institute of Neuroscience before moving to NYU.Ĭollége de France & Institut Pasteur, France Amy Arnsten of Yale's Department of Neuroscience and Kavli Institute for Neuroscience, is a past recipient of the Goldman-Rakic Prize and was mentored by Goldman-Rakic. Patricia Goldman-Rakic, a neuroscientist renowned for discoveries about the brain’s frontal lobe, who died in 2003. The Goldman-Rakic Prize was created by Constance and Stephen Lieber in memory of Dr. Goldman-Rakic Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Cognitive Neuroscience Research University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill The Ruane prize was initiated in 2000 by philanthropists Jay and William Ruane, and recognizes significant advances in research toward the understanding and treatment of early-onset brain and behavior disorders.Įmory University School of Medicine and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta The Ruane Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Research University of Toronto & Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Colvin, Jr., who bequeathed the largest single contribution in the Foundation’s history. The Colvin Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Mood Disorders ResearchĮstablished in 1993 the prize was renamed in 2012 to honor a Foundation support, the late Oliver D. New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University The Maltz Prize for Innovation & Promising Schizophrenia ResearchĮstablished in 2004, the prize was formerly known as the Baer Prize and was renamed in 2016 in honor of Board Members Milton and Tamar Maltz. The Lieber Prize was established in 1987 by Stephen Lieber and the late Connie Lieber to bring public recognition to outstanding discoveries in schizophrenia research. The Lieber Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Schizophrenia Research The 2018 Outstanding Achievement Prizewinners are: These are the Academy Awards of brain research.” He, added, “Their individual projects reflect the unprecedented depth and breadth of brain and behavior research. Jeffrey Borenstein, President & CEO of the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, said, “These ten exceptional scientists are dedicated to advancing the science that is changing what it means to live with a mental illness and open possibilities for more people to live full, productive, and joyful lives. In presenting the Outstanding Achievement Awards, Dr. The ten scientists who are affiliated with universities in the United States, France and Canada were recognized for their extraordinary achievements in research on schizophrenia, mood disorders, childnd adolescent psychiatry, and cognitive neuroscience. The evening celebrated the power of neuroscience, psychiatric research and humanitarian efforts to change the lives of people who are living with mental illness. The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, the world’s largest private funder of mental health research grants, honored ten scientists with its 2018 Outstanding Achievement Prizes and awarded the Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health at its International Awards Dinner on Friday, October 26, at the Pierre in New York City. (Adapted from an announcement by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation)
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