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IBNS 2026 Travel Awards

We are pleased to announce the recipients (listed alphabetically by category) for the IBNS Travel Awards for the 2026 meeting in Cape Town, South Africa.  Award winners will receive an award certificate, free registration to the 2026 meeting, participation in the mentorship program, participation in the Travel Award Blitz presentations, and attendance to all other trainee events held during the meeting. Travel awardees will present their research orally and in a poster session. Travel awards are funded by the IBNS members and our sponsors.

 

Postdoctoral Awards

Joeri Bordes, Neurocentre Magendie (INSERM U1215), France
Lucas da Silva, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Tyler Dexter, University of California San Diego, United States
Hidaayah Jimoh-Abdulghaffaar, University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Cristina Maria Rios, University of Puerto Rico, United States
Ashutosh Patel, University of Toronto, Canada
Joseph Picone, University of California-Irvine, United States
Roger Varela, The University of Queensland, Australia
 
Graduate Awards

Kehinde Adeniji, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Leticia Barilli, Federal University of Parana, Brazil
Janhavi Bhalerao, Emory University, United States
Samuel Budniok, KU Leuven, Belgium
Cassandra Hartsgrove, University of Massachusetts, United States
Luke Keevers, University of New South Wales, Australia
Sydney Ku, Georgia State University, United States
Nicolas Landgraf, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Germany
Kendra Loedige, Western University, Canada
Min Lou, University of New South Wales, Australia
Leticia Morgan, Federal University of Parana, Brazil
Fabio Sousa, KU Leuven, Belgium
 
Undergraduate Awards
    
Soroush Saberi Kakhki Ferdowsi, University of Mashhad, Iran (Islamic Republic of) 
 
 

Congratulations to the travel awardees and thank you to the Education and Training Committee for their thoughtful and diligent review of the many applications! 
IBNS Education and Training Committee: 

Philip Jean-Richard-dit-Bressel, Chair, UNSW Sydney, Haymarket, Australia 
Fiona Hollis, Co-Chair, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, USA 
Silvia Papalini, University of Virginia School of Medicine, USA 
Samia Afzal, University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany 
Lisa Maeng, UMass Boston, Boston, MA, USA 
Yael Grossman, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA 
Kelsea Gildawie,Simmons University, Boston, MA, USA 
Stefano Sandrone, Imperial College London, London, UK 
Arturo Zavala, California State University, Long Beach, CA, USA 
Haven Predale, Rowen University, Woodbury, NJ, USA 
Elise Cope, University of Virginia School of Medicine, USA 
Cyprien Guerrin, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands 
Chad Smies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 
Sonata Yau, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 

 

The trainee travel awards are an integral part of the IBNS annual meeting, allowing qualifying student/postdoc members to attend and present their research. 100% of the donations are applied to the travel awards which help reduce the cost of attendance for the awardees. Awards are given annually, require attendance and presentation of research at the meeting and are highly competitive.  IBNS is a qualified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and donations are tax-deductible. No goods or services will be provided for this gift. Please consult your tax advisor regarding specific questions about your deductions.

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