Past Awards Gala Events Keynote Speakers
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Kaigham (Ken) J. Gabriel Deputy Director of Defense Advanced research Project Agency (DARPA) 2011 Keynote Speaker
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VADM Adam M. Robinson, Jr. Vice Admiral, 36th Surgeon General of Navy, Chief Navy's Bureau of Medicine and Surgery 2011 Keynote Speaker
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L. Tammy Duckworth Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs 2010 Keynote Speaker
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Charles F. Bolden, Jr. Major General. USMC Ret, NASA Administrator 2010 Keynote Speaker
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Admiral Mike Mullen Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
Principal military advisor to the President,
the Secretary of Defense, the National Security Council,
and the Homeland Security Council 2009 Keynote Speaker
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Venkatesh Narayanamurti Benjamin Pierce Professor of Technology and Public Policy in School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, Boston, USA 2009 Keynote Speaker
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Sam Nazarian Founding President and CEO of SBE 2009 Keynote Speaker
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His Majesty Reza Pahlavi Crown Prince of Iran 2008 Keynote Speaker
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Dustin Hoffman Two time academy award winner - Rain Man and Autism 2008 Keynote Speaker
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Patrick Soon-Shiong Chief Executive Officer of ABRAXIS BIOSCIENCE 2008 Keynote Speaker
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Award Recipients
Beacon of Courage and Dedication Award:
The Beacon Award is presented to individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary courage and dedication for increasing awareness about neurological diseases, and for patients and their families who have exceeded expectations in fighting a neurological disorder with unprecedented courage. The Beacon Award identifies remarkable individuals who set the highest standards for increasing awareness of, and fighting, neurological diseases.
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Minoru Freund Director of Research NASA Ames 2011 Award Recipient
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Gabrielle Giffords Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 8th district 2011 Award Recipient
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L. Tammy Duckworth Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs 2010 Award Recipient
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Colin R. Rich Sergeant Major (retired) 2009 Award Recipient
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Bob Woodruff ABC News Anchorman and Founder of Remind Foundation, USA 2009 Award Recipient
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Dustin Hoffman Two time academy award winner - Rain Man and Autism 2008 Award Recipient
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Behnam Badie 2007 Award Recipient
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Pioneer in Medicine Award:
The Pioneer in Medicine Award is presented to individuals who have significantly contributed to the scientific advancement in the fields of medicine and image guided therapy through a multidisciplinary approach. Their groundbreaking contributions have made development of state-of-the-art technology and scientific discovery a reality.
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Maya Koronyo-Hamaoui Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 2013 Award Recipient
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Yosef Koronyo Research associate, Surgery and Neurosurgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 2013 Award Recipient
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Robert H.
Kraus, Jr. Chief Scientist, Director of Operations, Samitaur Medical Technologies 2013 Award Recipient
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Margie L. Homer Senior Engineer at NASA/JPL 2013 Award Recipient
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Shouleh Nikzad Senior Research Scientist, NASA/JPL 2013 Award Recipient
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Rafat Ansari Human Research Program NASA/ GRC 2013 Award Recipient
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Wieslaw L. Nowinski Principal Scientist, Lab Director, Biomedical Imaging Lab Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore 2013 Award Recipient
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Andres Lozano Senior Scientist, Division of Brain Imaging & Behaviour Systems - Neuroscience Toronto Western Research Institute (TWRI) 2012 Award Recipient
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Antonio DeSalles Professor of Neurosurgery, UCLA Geffen School of Medicine 2012 Award Recipient
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George Paxinos Professor of Neuroscience, UNSW, Australia 2012 Award Recipient
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Patrick Soon Shiong Chairman and CEO of Healthcare Transformation Institute 2011 Award Recipient
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Jonathan Wolpaw NY State Department of Health and State University of NY 2010 Award Recipient
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Andrew Schwartz University of Pittsburgh 2010 Award Recipient
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John Donoghue Brown Institute for Brain Science 2010 Award Recipient
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Keith Black Cedars Sinai Medical Center 2009 Award Recipient
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Peter M. Black Brigham and Women’s Hospital Harvard Medical School 2009 Award Recipient
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Ron Kikinis Founding Director of the Surgical Planning Laboratory at BWH 2008 Award Recipient
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Richard Frackowiak University College London 2007 Award Recipient
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Arthur W. Toga University of California at Los Angeles 2007 Award Recipient
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John Mazziotta David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA 2007 Award Recipient
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Warren Grundfest UCLA Geffen School of Medicine 2006 Award Recipient
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Alim Louis Benabid Joseph Fourier University of Grenoble, France 2006 Award Recipient
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Ferenc Jolesz 2005 Award Recipient
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Ken Curley 2005 Award Recipient
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Peter Gruen LA County & University Southern California 2004 Award Recipient
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Pioneer in Healthcare Policy Award:
The Pioneer in Healthcare Policy Award is presented to lawmakers who have demonstrated visionary and crossdisciplinary approaches to introducing laws that have contributed to the advancement of science, technology, education, and medicine. They have paved the way to better integration of such advancements in other fields, like medicine and neuroscience. These lawmakers champion better healthcare for all.
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Barack H. Obama 44th President of the United States 2013 Award Nominee
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Cathy McMorris Rodgers U.S. Representative for Washington's 5th Congressional District 2013 Award Nominee
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Earl Blumenauer U.S. Representative for Oregon's 3rd Congressional District 2013 Award Nominee
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James Moran U.S. Representative for Virginia's 8th Congressional District 2013 Award Nominee
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Kirsty Duncan Member of Canadian Parliament; Etobicoke, Canada 2012 Award Recipient
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Senator Harry Reid 2010 Award Recipient
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Senator John Kerry 2009 Award Recipient
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Govenor Arnold Schwarzenegger 2008 Award Recipient
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Madam Speaker Nancy Pelosi 2007 Award Recipient
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Senator Edward Kennedy 2007 Award Recipient
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Senator Barbara Boxer 2005 Award Recipient
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Pioneer in Technology Award:
The Pioneer in Technology Award is presented to the trail blazing companies and their CEOs/presidents who have facilitated the development of pioneering technologies through interdisciplinary approaches that have impacted diagnostics, treatment, and healthcare delivery in unprecedented ways.
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Eric M. Bailey President, CEO, Founder, Neurologica 2013 Award Recipient
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Reese S. Terry Jr. Co-founder and former CEO of Cyberonics 2013 Award Recipient
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Kevin Lobo Group President, Orthopaedics Stryker Corporation 2012 Award Recipient
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William A. Hawkins Chairman and CEO of Medtronic 2009 Award Recipient
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Mark L. Vachon GE Healthcare 2008 Award Recipient
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Steve Rusckowski Philips Healthcare 2007 Award Recipient
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Carl O'Connell CEO of Carl Zeiss Inc. 2006 Award Recipient
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Golden Axon Award:
The Golden Axon Award is presented to individuals outside of the medical community who inspire with good will and an enthusiastic interest in science, technology and medicine. Named for the neuron cell fiber that carries outgoing messages to other target cells, the founding principle of the Axon Award is to recognize a highly regarded individual in the public sector who helps raise awareness and funding of SBMT and its mission in the community via fundraising event (s) and activities.
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Michael Chen 8th President, SBMT, Associate Professor of Department of Neurosurgery, City of Hope Cancer Center 2012 Award Recipient
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Michael Fehlings Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto 2012 Award Recipient
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Cheryl Rogers Trade Commissioner, Life Sciences & Medical Devices, Consulate of Canada 2012 Award Recipient
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Ross Joel (CEO/Co-founder) ORLive 2010 Award Recipient
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Peter Gailey (President/Co-founder) ORLive 2010 Award Recipient
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Humanitarian Award:
The Humanitarian Award is given to physicians and scientists who have contributed significantly to survival and
quality of life of patients across the Globe.
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Ming Hsieh Founder of Cogent Inc. 2013 Award Recipient
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Geoffrey Ling Program Manager, DSO, DARPA, Arlington, VA Colonel, Medical Corps, U.S. Army, Chair of Department of Neurology, USUHS, Baltimore, MD 2012 Award Recipient
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Henry Marsh St.George’s Hospital, London, UK 2011 Award Recipient
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Rocco Armonda Neurosurgery Consortium at National Naval MEDCEN and Walter Reed Army MEDCEN 2011 Award Recipient
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Young Investigator Award:
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Vicky Yamamoto Stem cell Research- USC Broad Stem Cell Center 2009 Award Recipient
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Student Research Award:
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Joseph Yetto (USUHS) 2010 Award Recipient
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Josh Neman (UCLA student Chapter) 2009 Award Recipient
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Amir Goodarzi (UCLA student chapter) 2007 Award Recipient
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