Young Investigator Award

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Brain Sciences 2023 Young Investigator Award: Dr. Alessandra Borsini and Dr. Daniele Bertoglio.

Dr. Alessandra Borsini is a senior postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Psychological Medicine at King’s College London, UK. Dr. Alessandra Borsini’s research interests include the brain, inflammation, and mental health. Dr. Alessandra Borsini received her Ph.D. in 2017 and has an outstanding publication record, comprising 93 publications in peer-reviewed international journals. Dr. Alessandra Borsini’s Scopus scientific citations number is 1425 and her Hirsch index is 20. She is clearly a rising star in the field of neuroimmunopsychiatry. This is an outstanding achievement in today’s competitive environment. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Alessandra Borsini for her outstanding achievements.

Dr. Daniele Bertoglio is a tenure-track assistant professor at the Bio-Imaging Lab (BIL), Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences at the University of Antwerp. Dr. Daniele Bertoglio’s research exploits state-of-the-art small animal imaging modalities, namely magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) imaging, to identify candidate biomarkers to monitor disease progression, predict outcomes, and evaluate the efficacy of innovative therapeutics in preclinical models of neurological diseases. Dr. Daniele Bertoglio received his Ph.D. in 2019 and has an outstanding publication record, comprising 32 publications in peer-reviewed international journals. Dr. Daniele Bertoglio’s Scopus scientific citations number is 354 and his Hirsch index is 11. He is clearly a rising star in the field of neuroimaging in neurological disorders. This is an outstanding achievement in today’s competitive environment. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Daniele Bertoglio for his outstanding achievements.

The awardees will each receive an honorarium of CHF 1500 and an offer to publish a paper free of charge before the end of 30 September 2023 in Brain Sciences following peer-review.

We would like to thank all of the nominees from various fields of study for their participation and all of the award committee members for their evaluation of the many excellent nominations.

Brain Sciences 2023 Young Investigator Evaluation Committee

 
Brain Sciences 2023 Young Investigator Award
 
 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

Simone Battaglia
University of Bologna, Italy

Award Committee

Dr. Stephen Meriney Chairman
University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Sirwan Darweesh
Dr. Terry Lichtor
Rush. University Medical Center
Prof. Silvio Ionta
UNIL
Prof. Trevor J Crawford
Lancaster University

Winner

Sara Borgomaneri
Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Italy

Award Committee

Dr. Stephen Meriney Chairman
University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Sirwan Darweesh
Dr. Terry Lichtor
Rush. University Medical Center
Prof. Silvio Ionta
UNIL

Winner

Alessandra Borsini
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, UK
Daniele Bertoglio
Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Award Committee

Dr. Stephen Meriney Chairman
University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Paul E. Engelhardt
Dr. Fengyu Zhang
Global Clinical and Translational Research Institute
Dr. Ashu Johri
Prof. Gaoxiang Ouyang
Beijing Normal University
Dr. Augusto Fusco
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS

Winner

Dibyadeep Datta
Yale University
Dr. Giacomo Valle
ETH Zurich
Morgan H James
Rutgers University

Award Committee

Dr. Stephen Meriney Chairman
University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Alex Green
Dr. James Robert Brasic
Department of Psychiatry
Prof. Dr. Nada Andelic
Oslo University Hospital / University of Oslo
Dr. Claude Alain
Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest Centre

Winner

Rickie Patani
UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and The Francis Crick Institute
Francesco Bartoli
University of Milano Bicocca
Olivia Gosseries
Coma Science Group, University of Liege

Award Committee

Dr. Stephen Meriney Chairman
University of Pittsburgh
Prof. Pierluigi Zoccolotti
Sapienza University of Rome
Dr. Luis Lujan
Mayo Clinic
Prof. Heather Bortfeld
University of California, Merced
Dr. Andrew Clarkson
REGENBIO Consultants
Prof. Sergey Kasparov
University of Bristol
Dr. Evanthia Bernitsas
Wayne State School of Medicine
Prof. Konstantin Slavin
University of Illinois at Chicago
Dr. Mark Burke
Howard University
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