The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation recognizes outstanding research leadership and contributions to mental health research with a number of annual prizes.
The Foundation will now be accepting nominations for the 2013 Outstanding Achievement Prizes.
All nominations are due by FRIDAY, JUNE 7th, 2013 11:59PM ET. Send all nominations to Sho Tin Chen at schen@bbrfoundation.org
For more information please read the 2013 Outstanding Achievement Prizes Announcement. See below for specific Nomination Guidelines for each Prize
Learn more about each prize:
2012 Outstanding Achievement Prizewinners Video:
View our 2012 Annual Awards Dinner Journal
Read the Nomination Guidelines. For more information, please contact Sho Tin Chen at schen@bbrfoundation.org.
The Lieber Prize has been given annually since 1987. It is funded by the Essel Foundation and provides a cash award of $50,000.
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 cash 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 bestowed at the annual New York City Awards Dinner held each October. 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.
The Lieber Prize for Schizophrenia Research is made possible by the generous contribution of Stephen and Constance Lieber.
Most Recent Recipients
2012:
Michael J. Owen, M.D., Ph.D. - Cardiff University
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Michael O'Donovan, M.D., Ph.D. - Cardiff University
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The Baer Prize is selected by the current year’s Lieber Prize for Schizophrenia Research winner, and is typically a NARSAD Young Investigator at the Lieber Prize winner’s institution conducting outstanding work in schizophrenia research. A $40,000 prize is intended to support the recipient's important work in schizophrenia.
The prize is bestowed at the annual New York City Awards Dinner held each October. 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.
Nominations: The Baer Prize recipient will be chosen by the Lieber Prize recipient. Nominations for the Baer Prize are not available.
For more information, please contact Sho Tin Chen at schen@bbrfoundation.org.
Most Recent Recipients
2012:
James T. R. Walters, M.D., Ph.D. - Cardiff University
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Read the Nomination Guidelines. For more information, please contact Sho Tin Chen at schen@bbrfoundation.org.
The Goldman-Rakic Prize was initiated in 2003 in honor of Patricia Goldman-Rakic, Ph.D. It is given annually to recognize outstanding research in cognitive neuroscience. $40,000 cash is awarded.
The 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, Constance and Stephen Lieber established a prize of $40,000 and an honorary lecture at Yale University to honor her memory and her formidable accomplishments. The prize 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 award is bestowed at the annual New York City Awards Dinner held each October.
Most Recent Recipients
2012:
Larry R. Squire, Ph.D. - University of California, San Diego
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Read the Nomination Guidelines. For more information, please contact Sho Tin Chen at schen@bbrfoundation.org.
At the 25th Anniversary National Awards Dinner, it was announced that the Outstanding Achievement Prize in Mood Disorders Research has been renamed in honor of the late Oliver D. Colvin, Jr. The Colvin Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Mood Disorders Research (formerly the Bipolar Mood Disorder Prize, the Nola Maddox Falcone Prize and the Selo Prize) is an award of $50,000 given by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation 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.
The prize is bestowed at the annual New York City Awards Dinner held each October.
Most Recent Recipients
2012:
Eduard Vieta, Ph.D. - University of Barcelona
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Karen Dineen Wagner, M.D., Ph.D. - University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
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Read the Nomination Guidelines. For more information, please contact Sho Tin Chen at schen@bbrfoundation.org.
The Ruane Prize was initiated in 2000 by Joy and William Ruane. It is given annually to recognize outstanding research in child and adolescent psychiatry. $50,000 cash is awarded.
The Ruane Prize is an award of $50,000 given by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation to an outstanding scientist carrying out research on the causes, pathophysiology, treatment, or prevention of severe child mental illness. The scientist to be recognized is one who gives particular promise for advancing our understanding of psychotic, affective or other severe brain and behavior 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 Awards Dinner held each October.
Most Recent Recipients
2012:
Matthew State, M.D., Ph.D. - Yale University
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Daniel Geschwind, M.D., Ph.D. - University of California, Los Angeles
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