THE EPILEPSY RESEARCH AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PHARMACOLOGY OF ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS FOR 2011
(Deadline for submission of nominations is September 15, 2010)

The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) has sponsored an award of $2,000 and a Certification of Citation to be awarded by the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, for the purpose of recognizing and stimulating outstanding research leading to better clinical control of epileptic seizures.  This research may include the basic screening and testing of new therapeutic agents, studies on mechanisms of action, metabolic disposition, pharmacokinetics, and clinical pharmacology studies.  

The recipient will be selected by the Epilepsy Award Committee appointed by the President of ASPET, with representation of ILAE.  Judgment will be based upon the significance of the candidate’s contribution to the treatment of epileptic seizures in human subjects. Selection will be free of  restrictions on age, sex, nationality, institutional affiliation, or membership in scientific societies. The nominee must be actively engaged in research for which the Award is made, and primary emphasis will be placed upon work accomplished in the five-year period prior to each Award. 

Nominations for the Award may be submitted by members of any recognized scientific association, domestic or foreign. 

Nominations shall be submitted electronically  to jane.nelson@aspet.org and shall consist of:

1. A summary describing the nominee’s major achievements.

2. Candidate’s curriculum vitae and bibliography.

3. Six of the nominee’s most significant papers, published or accepted for publication (provided as PDFs or as hyperlinks to the article).  Submit each manuscript PDF as a separate attachment.

The biennial award shall be presented to the recipient at the annual meeting of ASPET.  Hotel and economy airfare to the annual meeting for the recipient and his/her spouse will be provided.

Recipients of the Epilepsy Research Award

           1978            Alan Richens

1979            Paolo L. Morselli

1980            Dixon M. Woodbury

1981            James A. Ferrendelli

1982            Ewart A. Swinyard

1983            Arthur Camerman

1984            Phillip C. Jobe

1985            Robert J. DeLorenzo

1986            Robert L. Macdonald

1987            James O. McNamara

1988            Harvey J. Kupferberg

1989            Frank C. Tortella

1990            Robert Naquet

1991            Raymond Dingledine

1992            O. Carter Snead III

1994            Michael A. Rogawski

1995            Karen N. Gale

1997            Marc A. Dichter

1999            Robert Sloviter

2001            Wolfgang Löscher

2003             Brian S. Meldrum

2005             J. Victor Nadler

2007              Robert Schwarcz

2009             Tallie Z. Baram