Pioneer Awardees

Each year, WCBR solicits nominations for the annual Pioneer Awards. This tradition serves to recognize and honor pioneering scientists who demonstrate excellence in the field of neuroscience and have made invaluable contributions to WCBR over the years. Many worthy candidates were nominated this year and the WCBR Board of Directors and Executive Committee had the difficult task to select two candidates for recognition. Thank you to all those who nominated our candidates, as we sincerely appreciate the considerable work required to build a nomination that represents the immense contributions of our worthy candidates.

Congrats to our Winter Brain Pioneers!

Allan Basbaum

Claude Wasterlain

Past Pioneers

2024

Thomas Hyde, M.D., Ph.D.
Anil Malhotra, M.D.

2023

Marisela Morales, M.S., Ph.D.
Phil Skolnick, Ph.D., D.Sc.

2022

Jacqueline F. McGinty, Ph.D.
Mark Geyer, Ph.D.

2020

Eliot L. Gardner, Ph.D.
Fritz Henn, D.Phil., M.D.

2019

Barry E. Levin, M.D.
Oswald (Os) Steward, Ph.D.

2018

Lakshmi Devi, Ph.D.
Daniel Weinberger, M.D.

2017

Jill Becker, Ph.D.
William Catterall, Ph.D.
Miles Herkenham, Ph,D.
George Koob, Ph.D.
Sarah Leibowitz, Ph.D.
Roger Nicoll, M.D.
Charles O’Brien. M.D., Ph.D.
Suzanne Zukin, Ph.D.