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
- Jack D. Barchas, M.D. (Chair)
- Huda Akil, Ph.D.
- Jonathan D. Cohen, M.D., Ph.D.
- Michael I. Posner, Ph.D.
- Solomon H. Snyder, M.D., Ph.D., DSc
- Leslie G. Ungerleider, Ph.D.
Block Reference
2020 Prizewinners
Robert Desimone, Ph.D.
Director
McGovern Institute
Doris and Don Berkey Professor, Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Angela C. Roberts, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience
University of Cambridge