Sylvia Krobitsch, Ph.D., (Mentor:
Susan Lindquist, Ph.D.), University of Chicago for
“Yeast as a Model System for Investigating Huntingtin
Toxicity and Developing Therapeutic Strategies “ (PDF)
Elizabeth Abercrombie, Ph.D.,
Rutgers University, for “In Vivo Neurochemistry of
Transgenic Mouse Models of HD: Basic Mechanisms and
Therapeutic Strategies” (G)
Mark Becher, Ph.D., University of
New Mexico, for “Intranuclear Neuronal Inclusions: A
Novel Marker of Huntington’s Disease II” (G)
Edward Bird, M.D., McLean
Hospital, for ‘Brain Tissue Resource Center” (G)
Silvia Cavagnero, Ph.D.,
University of Wisconsin at Madison, for “Kinetic
Pathways of Polyglutamine-Induced Protein Misfolding: A
Systematic Investigation” (G)
Karen Marder, M.D., Columbia
University, for “Huntington’s Disease” for “Huntington’s
Disease Center for Research and Clinical Care” (G)
Richard Morimoto, Ph.D.,
Northwestern University, for “The Molecular Genetics of
Polyglutamine Aggregate Toxicity” (G)
David Sulzer, Ph.D., Columbia
University, for “Effect of Expanded CAG Repeats in Axon
1 of the Huntington’s Disease Gene in Postnatal Culture”
(G )