Goldman-Rakic Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Cognitive Neuroscience
This prize was created by Constance and Stephen Lieber in memory of Patricia Goldman-Rakic, Ph.D., a distinguished neuroscientist renowned for discoveries about the brain’s frontal lobe, after her tragic death in an automobile accident in 2003. The prize carries an award of $40,000 and the winner(s) is honored at the annual International Awards Dinner in New York City in October.
SELECTION COMMITTEE
- Robert Desimone, Ph.D. (Chair)
- Lisa M. Monteggia, Ph.D. (Co-Chair)
- Deanna Barch, Ph.D.
- Cameron S. Carter, M.D.
- Suzanne N. Haber, Ph.D.
- Robert Malenka, M.D., Ph.D.
- Dost Ongur, Ph.D.
