Research, Announcements & Awards http://www.brainsciencefoundation.org/matriarch/MultiPiecePage.asp_Q_PageID_E_250_A_PageName_E_Research Brain Science Foundation's Research, Announcements & Awards en-us Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:25:10 EST Dr. Alexandra Golby Receives Prestigious Young Clinician Research Award http://brainscience.emboldendesign.com/MATRIARCH/multipiecepage.asp?PageID=254&PageName=DrAlexandraGolbyReceivesP#1 BSF PI Alexandra Golby, MD, from the Neurosurgery Department at BWH, has received the Young Clinician Research Award presented by CIMIT and made possible through a generous gift by the Johnson & Johnson Corporation. Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST Bringing Innovative Technology to the Bedside: BSF PI Nathalie Agar, PhD http://brainscience.emboldendesign.com/MATRIARCH/multipiecepage.asp?PageID=259&PageName=DrAgarResearchnewsetterarticle#1 With the advent of Spring, blooms the lilac bush on the corner of 221 Longwood Avenue. This year it had a new admirer: BSF PI Nathalie Agar, PhD, whose new interdisciplinary Clinical Spectroscopy Laboratory opened across the street in Harvard Medical School's research complex. Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST An Interview with Dr. Edward R. Laws http://brainscience.emboldendesign.com/MATRIARCH/multipiecepage.asp?PageID=258&PageName=DrLawsInterview#1 The Brain Science Foundation recently had the chance to talk with the esteemed Dr. Edward Laws, who joined the Department of Neurosurgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital this past April. Dr. Laws is one of the world's experts in the treatment of neuroendocrine disorders, and he brings to BWH his vast experience both in the management of pituitary tumors and related diseases and the use of intraoperative endoscopy to safely and effectively excise these tumors. Sat, 9 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST MAD 2008 - One Survivor's Perspective http://brainscience.emboldendesign.com/MATRIARCH/multipiecepage.asp?PageID=271&PageName=Nancywriteup#1 The first time I attended a brain tumor conference was in November 1996, nine months after my meningioma surgery. Tue, 9 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST Dr. Ron Kikinis Receives the Pioneer Award in Medicine from the International Brain Mapping & Intraoperative Surgical Planning Society (IBMISPS) http://brainscience.emboldendesign.com/MATRIARCH/multipiecepage.asp?PageID=273&PageName=BSFPIKIKINIS#1 BSF PI Ron Kikinis, MD, founding director of the Surgical Planning Laboratory at BWH, has been honored with the Pioneer Award in Medicine from the International Brain Mapping & Intraoperative Surgical Planning Society (IBMISPS). Thu, 9 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST Brain Science Foundation Welcomes Development Director James Corcoran http://brainscience.emboldendesign.com/MATRIARCH/multipiecepage.asp?PageID=275&PageName=Jameswriteup08#1 The Brain Science Foundation is pleased to announce a significant new addition to its staff. James Corcoran joined the BSF in September 2008 as the Director of Programs and Development. Sun, 9 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST Brain Science Foundation Pledges $1.5 Million Towards Brain Tumor http://brainscience.emboldendesign.com/MATRIARCH/multipiecepage.asp?PageID=274&PageName=BSFPledge08#1 The Brain Science Foundation has announced that it will be funding $1.5 million in 2009 to support outstanding scientists at Brigham and Women's Hospital - and affiliate institutions... Tue, 9 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST Brain Science Foundation Receives $55,000 from Meningioma Mommas http://brainscience.emboldendesign.com/MATRIARCH/multipiecepage.asp?PageID=276&PageName=MM55kcheck#1 Donation Will be Used to Generate Pilot Data for a Genome Wide Association Study for Meningioma... Fri, 9 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST Phase II Trial of Sunitinib (SU011248) in Patients with Recurrent or Inoperable Meningioma Underway http://brainscience.emboldendesign.com/MATRIARCH/multipiecepage.asp?PageID=280&PageName=DrWenWriteupdec08#1 The purpose of this study is to find out what effects Sunitinib has on patients and their tumors... Mon, 9 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST