Awards Presented at AAIC

AAIC provides the Alzheimer's Association with the opportunity to present awards to some of the best and brightest leaders in the field.

These prestigious awards recognize the work of distinguished Alzheimer's researchers, as well as those who are just beginning their career in this vital field. The Association is proud to celebrate the individuals who have made significant contributions to further the vision of a world without Alzheimer's disease.

We congratulate all the honorees and thank them for their tireless work on behalf of the millions worldwide affected by Alzheimer's. Their dedication and drive has helped to make made significant advances in the Alzheimer's research field, and it is our pleasure to recognize their efforts.

Lifetime Achievement Awards in Alzheimer's Disease Research

Henry Wisniewski, M.D., Ph.D., Khalid Iqbal, Ph.D., and Bengt Winblad, M.D., Ph.D., were the founders of AAIC in 1988. Lifetime Achievement Awards named in their honor are given to three outstanding scientists who have dedicated their careers to helping millions around the world through their research.

2011 Recipients

Henry Wisniewski Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Kaj Blennow, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Clinical Neurochemistry; Head, Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital,
Mölndal, Sweden

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Henry Wisniewski Lifetime Achievement Award
John Hardy, Ph.D.
Department of Molecular Neuroscience and Reta Lila
Weston Laboratories, UCL Institute of Neurology, United Kingdom

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Bengt Winblad Lifetime Achievement Award
Margaret Pericak-Vance, Ph.D.
John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics,
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States

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Zaven Khachaturian Award

This distinguished award, named in honor of Dr. Zaven Khachaturian, was established to recognize an individual whose compelling vision, selfless dedication and extraordinary achievement has significantly advanced the field of Alzheimer's science. 

2011 Recipient

Zaven Khachaturian Award
Bruce T. Lamb, Ph.D.
Staff Scientist, Department of Neurosciences, Lerner Research Institue, Cleveland Clinic; Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine; Professor, Departments of Neurosciences and Genetics, Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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de Leon Prize in Neuroimaging

2011 Recipients

Senior Scientist

Christopher M. Clark
Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

For the paper entitled: Use of Florbetapir-PET for Imaging B-Amyloid Pathology

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Junior Investigator (Tie)

Jonathan M. Schott, M.D.
Dementia Research Centre, Institute of Neurology, UCL
Queen Square, London

For the paper entitled: Increased Brain Atrophy Rates in Cognitively Normal Older Adults With Low Cerebrospinal Fluid Ab1-42

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Duygu Tosun, Ph.D.
Center for Imaging of Neurodegenerative Diseases, VA Medical Center San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States

For the paper entitled: Spatial Patterns of Brain Amyloid-B Burden and Atrophy Rate Associations in Mild Cognitive Impairment

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