Grants & Prizes

The Ruane Prize is an award of $50,000 given by the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD) to an outstanding scientist carrying out research on the causes, pathophysiology, treatment, or prevention of severe child psychiatric illness. The scientist to be recognized is one who gives particular promise for advancing our understanding of psychotic, affective or other severe psychiatric disorders having their onset in childhood or adolescence. Contributions may be for clinical research or relevant basic science. The prize is bestowed at the annual New York City NARSAD Gala held each October.

Nominations: If you would like to nominate someone for the Ruane Prize, please contact the Research Grants Program for additional information.

2008	Eric Andrew Taylor, M.D.	Institute of Psychiatry/King's College London
2007	James F. Leckman, M.D.	Yale School of Medicine
2006	David A. Brent, M.D.	Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic University of Pittsburgh
2006	David Shaffer, M.B., F.R.C.P.	New York State Psychiatric Institute Columbia University
2005	Allan L. Reiss, M.D.	Stanford University
2004	Rachel G. Klein, Ph.D.	New York University
2004	C. Keith Conners, Ph.D.	Duke University
2004	Magda Campbell, M.D.	New York University
2003	Leon Eisenberg, M.D., D.Sc.	New York University
2002	Judith Rapoport, M.D.	National Institute of Mental Health
2001	Donald Cohen, M.D.	Yale University
2000	Sir Michael Rutter, M.D.	Institute of Psychiatry/King's College London

The NARSAD Patricia Goldman Rakic Prize for Cognitive Neuroscience Research is given in recognition of a research scientist who has made distinguished contributions to the understanding of cognitive neuroscience. After Patricia Goldman-Rakic's tragic death on July 31, 2003, Connie and Steve Lieber established an award of $40,000 and an honorary lecture at Yale University to honor her memory and her formidable accomplishments. The award is specifically for excellence in neurobiological research at the cellular, physiological, or behavioral levels that may lead to a greater understanding of underlying psychiatric or neurological disease. The Prize is presented each year, in the fall, at the NARSAD Gala Awards Dinner.

Nominations: If you would like to nominate someone for the Goldman Rakic Prize, please contact the Research Grants Program for additional information.

 

Past Recipients

2008	Eric J. Nestler, M.D., Ph.D.	Mount Sinai School of Medicine
2007	Huda Akil, Ph.D.	University of Michigan
2006	Joaquin Fuster, M.D., Ph.D.	Neuropsychiatric Institute & Hospital
2005	Bruce S. McEwen, Ph.D.	Rockefeller University
2004	Marcus Raichle, M.D.	Washington University
2004	Michael Posner, Ph.D.	University of Oregon/Weill Medical College of Cornell University
2003	Solomon H. Snyder, M.D.	Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

 

The Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Prize for Schizophrenia Research recipient is selected by the current year's Lieber Prize for Schizophrenia Research winner, and is typically a young investigator at the Lieber Prize winner's institution conducting outstanding work in schizophrenia research. The $40,000 prize is intended to support the recipient's important work in schizophrenia.

The Prize is presented each year, in the fall, at the NARSAD Gala Awards Dinner in New York City. The presentation of the Prize is intended to stimulate the career of the investigator and further the field of schizophrenia research.

 

The Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Prize for Schizophrenia Research is made possible by the generous contribution of the Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Foundation.

The Lieber Prize for Schizophrenia Research is given in recognition of a research scientist who has made distinguished contributions to the understanding of schizophrenia. The $50,000 Prize rewards past achievement and provides further incentive for an outstanding working scientist to continue to do exceptional research into the causes, prevention, and treatment of schizophrenia.

The Prize is presented each year, in the fall, at the NARSAD Gala Awards Dinner. The presentation of the Prize helps build public understanding of the importance of schizophrenia research, and acts as a goal towards which researchers might strive.

Nominations: If you would like to nominate someone for the Lieber Prize, please contact the Research Grants Program for additional information.

The Lieber Prize for Schizophrenia Research is made possible by the generous contribution of Stephen and Constance Lieber.

The Nola Maddox Falcone Prize (formerly the Selo Prize and the Lieber Prize) is an award of $50,000 given by The National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD) to an outstanding scientist carrying out work on the causes, pathophysiology, treatment, or prevention of affective disorders. The scientist to be recognized is one who gives particular promise for advancing our understanding of affective illness or its basic brain mechanisms that will lead to new treatment approaches.

Nominations: If you would like to nominate someone for the Falcone Prize, please contact the Research Grants Program for additional information.

 

The Falcone Prize is made possibe by a generous donation from Nola Maddox Falcone.

The NARSAD Board of Directors established the Freedman Award in 1998 to honor the memory of a pioneer in biological psychiatry, Daniel X. Freedman, M.D. The Freedman Award is presented to NARSAD Young Investigators who have distinguished themselves through outstanding basic science research. The Freedman Award Committee is comprised of NARSAD Scientific Council members with expertise in basic research. Each year, the committee selects the winner/s and honorable mention/s in the spring, and the honorees are subsequently invited to attend an awards ceremony in New York City in July.

The Klerman Award was established in 1994 by Myrna Weissman, Ph.D., in memory of her husband, Gerald Klerman, M.D., to honor outstandingachievements in clinical research by NARSAD Young Investigators. Dr.Klerman's distinguished career included innovative research indepression, outstanding teaching and mentoring, with researchleadership at Yale University, Harvard Medical School and Cornell University. The Klerman Award Committee is comprised of NARSAD Scientific Council members with expertise in clinical research. Each year, the committee selects the winner/s and honorable mention/s in the spring, and the honorees are subsequently invited to attend an awards ceremony in New York City in July.