Bennett hiner research award

Applications for the 2025 Award are Now Closed

This award is in memory of Bennett Hiner, son of long-time Society member Dr. Bradley Hiner. Bennett passed away unexpectedly in November of 2011. He was a leader in his medical school class at the University of Southern California and actively involved in neuroscience research.

QUALIFICATIONS

Qualified applicants are:

• Medical students enrolled in either the Medical College of Wisconsin or the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
• Graduate and allied health students who have completed neuroscience research within two years of the application for the award.
• Have demonstrated leadership experience while enrolled in medical school or graduate programs.

APPLICATION

Contact Information:

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Please answer the following questions:

1. Please describe how your research supports the spirit and purpose of the award.

2. Please describe examples of leadership in medical school and in the community that are in the spirit and purpose of the award.

Please provide the following documents:

1. Research Abstract

2. CV

3. Letter of Reference from a Faculty Member

SELECTION

The winner is then selected by a committee and announced at the annual conference.

PAST BENNETT HINER RESEARCH AWARD WINNERS

2024 - Devon Riegel

Medical College of Wisconsin

Long-term survival and patterns of progression in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma treated with or without Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) in a real-world setting

2023 - Noah Trapp
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health
Evaluating the clinical utility of perioperative EEG monitoring in infants undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass

2022 - Daniel Chu
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health
Characterizing White Matter Connectome Abnormalities and its Association With Area Deprivation Index in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Patients

2021 - Mokshal Porwal
Medical College of Wisconsin
Reported Adverse Events and Safety for Multiple Sclerosis Disease Modifying Therapies

2020 - John Feemster
Medical College of Wisconsin - Central Wisconsin Campus
Abnormal REM Sleep Atonia Control in Patients with Chronic Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

2019 - Jennifer Meylor, BS
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs Characterized by Patch Clamp Electrophysiology: A Systematic Review

2018 - Brett Fulleylove-Krause
Medical College of Wisconsin
Increasing NAD Levels in an iPSC model of Parkinson’s Disease

2017 - No Bennett Hiner Research Award Winner in 2017

2016 - Daryl Fields
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Hypoxia-enhanced NR2B-containing NMDA Receptors Constrain Compensatory Respiratory Behaviors that Prevent Recurrent Apneas

2015 - Jacob Thayer
Medical College of Wisconsin
Comparison of Peripheral Nerve Axonal Area Differences in Central and Peripheral Zones of Injured and Repaired Nerves

2013 - Mitch Daun
Medical College of Wisconsin
Repeatability of Independent Component Analysis Applied to Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast MRI in Newly Diagnosed and Long Term Flow-up Brain Tumor Patients

2012 - Aadhavi Sridharan
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
The Effect of Caloric Restriction on Aging and the Brain in Rhesus Monkeys