Now Accepting Nominations for the BBRF 2024 Outstanding Achievement Prizes
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) dedicated to recognizing outstanding research leadership and contributions to mental health research with a number of annual prizes. Below are brief descriptions of each of our Outstanding Achievement Prizes. Nomination instructions can be downloaded in the links below.
All nominations are due by Tuesday, April 30, 2024.
The Lieber Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Schizophrenia Research is an award of $50,000 given by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation to an outstanding scientist carrying out work relevant to the causes, pathophysiology, treatment, or prevention of schizophrenia. The scientist to be recognized will be one who gives particular promise for advancing our understanding of schizophrenia, or of basic brain mechanisms, in schizophrenia.
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Colvin Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Mood Disorder Prize
The Colvin Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Mood Disorders Research (formerly the Falcone Prize) is an award of $50,000 given by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation to an outstanding scientist carrying out work on the causes, pathophysiology, treatment, or prevention of bipolar illness. The scientist to be recognized is one who gives particular promise for advancing our understanding of affective illness or it's basic brain mechanisms that will lead to new treatment approaches.
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Ruane Prize for Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Research
The Ruane Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Research is an award of $50,000 given by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation to an outstanding scientist carrying out research on the causes, pathophysiology, treatment, or prevention of severe child psychiatric illness. The scientist to be recognized is one who gives particular promise for advancing our understanding of psychotic, affective, or other severe psychiatric disorders having their onset in childhood or adolescence.