Congratulations to Joan,  would be great to offer congrats on this  list, she 
is one awesome lady and deserves every award out there.  Without  her, there 
would be no PAN, she started with about 50 advocates, and look  how it has 
grown into the organization, it is today.
Gerry 



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ASNTR awards go to Parkinson's Disease research and patient advocate
at May meeting
Joan Samuelson, JD recognized with Sanberg Lifetime Achievement Award (see below)

Neuroscientist Paul M. Carvey, Ph.D., recieves Bernard Sanberg
Memorial Award

Tampa, Fla. (May 8, 2008) – The American Society for Neural Therapy
and Repair (ASNTR) has awarded The 2008 Bernard Sanberg Memorial Award
for Brain Repair to neuroscientist Paul M. Carvey, PhD, dean of the
Graduate College at Rush University, Chicago, Ill. The award, made at
ASNTR's 15th Annual Meeting held May 1-3, 2008 in Clearwater, Fla.,
recognizes outstanding research contributions in the field of neural
therapy and repair.

"The annual award is based on the quality of a researcher's
contribution and its impact in advancing neural repair, " said John
Sladek, PhD, professor of pediatrics and neuroscience at the
University of Colorado School of Medicine and ASNTR founding
president. Dr. Carvey's research interests focus on the role of the
dopamine (DA) neuron and its relationship to Parkinson's disease (PD).
As professor of pharmacology and neurological sciences at Rush
University, Dr. Carvey has studied the full range of drugs currently
used to treat patients with PD.

In recent years, Dr. Carvey has studied factors responsible for
converting stem cells into DA neurons and the role played by
pro-inflammatory cytokines within the central nervous system. Much of
his work is now examining the relationship between DA cell loss with
aging, environmental exposure to toxins and disease.

"Dr. Carvey's research consistently has been at the forefront of novel
approaches to understanding Parkinson's disease and its potential
therapies," said Gene Redmond, MD, professor of psychiatry and
neurosurgery of the Yale School of Medicine and past president of ASNTR.

Joan Samuelson, JD recognized with Sanberg Lifetime Achievement Award

ASNTR awarded the Sanberg Lifetime Achievement Award to nationally
recognized patient advocate, Joan Samuelson, JD, for her unrelenting
work to better educate the Congress and the American public about of
the great need for more research on Parkinson's disease (PD).
Diagnosed with PD 21 years ago at the age of 37, this successful trial
lawyer decided to make a difference with her advocacy about the need
for more research support and options for therapy. She founded the
Parkinson's Action Network and is credited with having convinced
legislators to create the Morris Udall Centers and raising hundreds of
millions of dollars for critical research into the cause and cure for
this disease.

Ms. Samuelson, a resident of Healdsburg, California, also played a
major role in convincing the citizens of California to create a fund
of $3 billion for stem cell research and the creation of the
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). She was elected
to membership on the Independent Citizens Oversight Committee of CIRM
and serves as vice chair of that important group.

During her acceptance comments, Samuelson credited several members of
the ASNTR with their early support of her efforts and for their
effective work with legislators and celebrities, including film and TV
star Michael J Fox who, through her work, testified before Congress on
the need for more PD research.

The award was presented by the founding president of ASNTR, Dr. John
Sladek of the University of Colorado School of Medicine. The lifetime
achievement award is named in honor of Molly and Bernard Sanberg,
parents of Dr. Paul Sanberg, ASNTR co-founder, Distinguished
University Professor, director of the Center of Excellence for Aging
and Brain Repair and associate vice president for innovation at the
University of South Florida.

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Founded in 1993, ASNTR is dedicated to the development of pioneering
biological and repairative therapies to treat neurological disorders.
Members include visionaries and developing scientists working in a
collegial, collaborative manner. ASNTR is committed to enriching the
lives of students, trainees and young investigators, thereby seeding
the next generation of research and clinical scientists. ASNTR
meetings always highlight the work of young investigators side-by-side
with established leaders in the field and a safe place to disagree in
a forum where all voices can be heard.

ASNTR is a society for basic and clinical neuroscientists using a
variety of technologies to better understand how the nervous system
functions and establish new procedures for its repair in response to
trauma or neurodegenerative disease. Member scientists employ
stem/neural cell transplantation, gene therapy, trophic factor and
neuroprotective compound administration, and other approaches.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-05/ctco-aag050708.php




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