The american brain foundation brings researchers and donors together to defeat brain disease. We believe that funding research across a broad spectrum of brain diseases and conditions is the best hope for reaching our vision of a world without brain disease. If we cure one brain disease, we will cure many. In 2017 the american brain foundation increased its investment in the rising generation of brain disease investigators. With an eye toward involving more people in our research mission, we built and tested the world's first neuroscience crowdfunding platform. And we honored the outstanding scientists and members of the public who are leading the fight to defeat brain disease.

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Grants: in 2017, the american brain foundation funded research projects in multiple sclerosis, ataxia, tourette syndrome, parkinson's disease, stroke, muscular dystrophy, myasthenia gravis, epilepsy, migraine, intracerebral hemorrhage, x-linked dystonia parkinsonism, neurodevelopmental impairment/congenital heart disease, alzheimer's dementia, and epilepsy. We co-funded these grants with our research partners: alzheimer's association american academy of neurology, american epilepsy society, american heart association, consortium of multiple sclerosis centers, epilepsy foundation, muscular dystrophy association, myasthenia gravis foundation of america, national ataxia foundation, national multiple sclerosis society, parkinson's foundation, society of vascular and interventional neurology, and tourette association of america. awards: the american brain foundation also honored and provided financial support to leaders in the fight against brain disease-both scientists and members of the public. Public leadership in neurology award: b. Smith and dan gasby received the american brain foundation's prestigious public leadership in neurology award. The award honors an individual or group outside of the medical profession. Honorees are known for advancing public understanding and awareness of neurologic disease, being effective advocates for neuroscience research, and making significant contributions to improve patient care. B. Smith, a nationally-recognized celebrity chef, restaurateur, supermodel, and lifestyle maven, was diagnosed with early onset alzheimer's in 2013. Smith and dan gasby, her husband and business partner, have crisscrossed the country, making appearances at alzheimer's educational and fundraising events. They co-authored the book before i forget: love, hope, and acceptance in our fight against alzheimer's, released by random house in january 2016. Dan gasby recently joined the american brain foundation's board of directors to help amplify our voice in making curing brain disease a public cause. Board chair award: our board chair kevin goodno presented the board chair award to francis kittredge, md, faan, the first president of the american academy of neurology foundation which later became the american brain foundation. Dr. Kittredge pioneered the clinical research training scholarship program which remains the cornerstone of the american brain foundation. Eighty-seven percent of award recipients have gone on to receive nih and other funding-an outcome on target with the foundation's research focus. Association of indian neurologists in america lifetime achievement award: through its fund at the american brain foundation, the association of indian neurologists in america presented its lifetime achievement award to kapil sethi, md. The award recognizes a leader in neurology by his or her peers. Dr. Sethi was honored for his dedication in advancing the training of north american neurologists of indian origin and promoting innovation and research in the field of neurology. American academy of neurology scientific awards: the american brain foundation underwrote the american academy of neurology's prestigious scientific awards, including the internationally-known potamkin prize in pick's, alzheimer's, and related diseases, and the sheila essey award for research in als. Other awards included: dreifuss-penry epilepsy award, norman geschwind prize in behavioral neurology, wayne a. Hening sleep medicine investigator award, herzog neuroendocrine research award, mitchell b. Max award for neuropathic pain, movement disorders research award, michael s. Pessin stroke leadership prize, bruce s. Schoenberg international award in neuroepidemiology, sleep science award, jon stolk award in movement disorders for young investigators, founders award, and s. Weir mitchell award. public outreach: the foundation invested in several public awareness-building projects, including an inspirational video about our mission, a market