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.
- Paul Greengard, Ph.D.
- Bruce S. McEwen, Ph.D.
- Michael I. Posner, Ph.D.
- Solomon H. Snyder, M.D., Ph.D., DSc
- Leslie G. Ungerleider, Ph.D.
Block Reference
2017 Prizewinners
Trevor W. Robbins, Ph.D.
Professor, Cognitive Neuroscience
Director, Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute