This year, MetLife Foundation Awards for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease honored the four extraordinary researchers.
Guojun Bu, PhD -- Major Award for Medical Research
Mary Lowell Leary Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
Miia Kivipelto, MD, PhD- Major Award for Medical Research
Professor of Clinical Geriatric Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
John Cirrito, PhD- Promising Investigator Award
Associate Professor of Neurology, Washington University of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
Inna Slutsky, PhD- Promising Investigator Award
Associate Professor, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
About the Winners
Learn more about their research in the Awards Program journal, here.
Past Winners
View the complete list of Past Winners and Summaries of their Work.
2010s
2015
- Randall Bateman, MD
- Christian Haass, PhD
2014
- Mathias Jucker, PhD
- Lary C. Walker, PhD
- Riqiang Yan, PhD
- Jie Shen, PhD
2013
- Yueming Li, PhD
- Lennart Mucke, MD
2012
- Christine Van Broeckhoven, PhD, DSc
- Clifford R. Jack, Jr., MD
2010
- Randy L. Buckner, PhD
- Marcus E. Raichle, MD
2000s
2009
- Todd E. Golde, MD, PhD
- Edward H. Koo, MD
- Eckhard Mandelkow, PhD
- Eva-Maria Mandelkow, PhD
2008
- Takeshi Iwatsubo, MD
- Michael S. Wolfe, PhD
2007
- Bart DeStrooper, MD, PhD
- Robert Vassar, PhD
- Philip C. Wong, PhD
2006
- David M. Holtzman, MD
- Berislav V. Zlokovic, MD, PhD
2005
- Karen Hsiao Ashe, MD, PhD
2004
- William E. Klunk, MD, PhD
- Chester A. Mathis, PhD
- John C. Morris, MD
- Ronald C. Petersen, MD, PhD
2003
- Roberto Malinow, MD, PhD
- Thomas C. Südhof, MD
2002
- Bruce A. Yankner, MD, PhD
2001
- Fred H. Gage, PhD
- Bradley T. Hyman, MD, PhD
2000
- Dennis W. Dickson, MD
- Michael L. Hutton, PhD
1990s
1999
- Mortimer Mishkin, PhD
- Larry R. Squire, PhD
- Douglas C. Wallace, PhD
1998
1997
- Sangram S. Sisodia, PhD
- Steven G. Younkin, MD, PhD
1996
- Brenda Milner, Sc.D.
- Michel Goedert, MD, PhD
- Yasuo Ihara, MD
- Virginia M.-Y. Lee, PhD
- John Q. Trojanowski, MD, PhD
1995
- Gerard D. Schellenberg, PhD
- Thomas D. Bird, MD
- Ellen M. Wijsman, PhD
- Rudolph E. Tanzi, PhD
1994
- John Hardy, PhD
- Alison Goate, D.Phil.
- Robert W. Mahley, MD, PhD
- Karl H. Weisgraber, PhD
1993
- Blas Frangione, MD, PhD
- Allen D. Roses, MD
1992
1991
1990
- Konrad T. Beyreuther, PhD
- Robert D. Terry, MD
1980s
1989
1988
- Carl W. Cotman, PhD
- George G. Glenner, MD
1987
- James F. Gusella, PhD
- Peter H. St. George-Hyslop, MD
1986
- Peter Davies, PhD
- Dennis J. Selkoe, MD
