Student Awards and Scholarships:

Bacaner Research Award in Basic Medical Science
This award was established by Dr. Marvin Bacaner, Professor of Physiology, in memory of his parents Jacob and Minnie Bacaner. The award is given through the Minnesota Medical Foundation to recognize excellence in creative research.

Lin Graduate Student Fellowship
In deep gratitude for the opportunities the University of Minnesota and this country gave them, the Lins establish this fellowship to encourage and support graduate students pursuing a Ph.D. degree in basic neuroscience in this Medical School.

Morris Smithberg Memorial Prize
The Morris Smithberg Memorial Prize is presented annually to the outstanding first year student in the Graduate Program in Neuroscience. The Prize is awarded to the student who has the best performance in the first year core courses and on the comprehensive written exam given at the end of the first year.

Stark Award for Advanced Scholarship
The goals of the Stark Award are to support students in the Graduate Program in Neuroscience 1) during advanced training in a specific technique in a laboratory in the U.S. or abroad, 2) training in a formal course such as those given at Woods Hole, or 3) for travel to a small, specialty conference.

Faculty Awards:

Faculty Mentorship Award
The awards committee has created a new annual award, which will recognize an outstanding faculty member in the Graduate Program in Neuroscience.

Dr. Bill Engeland is one of the recipients of the Best DGS Award for 2004.
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Dr. Glenn Giesler is one of this year's recipients of the Award for Outstanding Contributions to Graduate and Professional Education.
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Dr. David Redish was awarded a McKnight Land-Grant Professorship.
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