DZNE Lecture Award awarded to Prof. Stuart A. Lipton

Prof. Pierluigi Nicotera (left), Scientific Director and Chairman of the Executive Board of the DZNE, with awardee Prof. Stuart Lipton at the award ceremony. Source: DZNE/Westhoff

On March 27, Prof. Stuart A. Lipton, MD, PhD was honoured at the DZNE in Bonn with the "DZNE Lecture Award". The DZNE thus honours scientists who have made outstanding contributions in the field of neurodegenerative diseases.

At the award ceremony, Prof. Lipton gave a lecture on the topic "‘SNO-Storms’ in Female Human Brains Result in Alzheimer’s Disease Predominance in Postmenopausal Women"

The awardee holds the following titles:

Professor and Founding Director, Neurodegeneration New Medicines Center
Step Family Foundation Endowed Chair, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California
Professor of Neurosciences/Neurology, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, and Yale School of Medicine

The award is presented annually. The award ceremony is held at a different DZNE site each year.