Sarah Kucenas Awarded the NINDS Landis Award for 2018!

September 6, 2018

Dr. Sarah Kucenas, Associate Professor of Biology, is a 2018 recipient of the prestigious NINDS Landis Award for Outstanding Mentorship by an NINDS Investigator! 

Excellent mentorship and training are critical to the development of exceptional future scientists. To recognize the contributions and importance of outstanding mentors, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) has established the NINDS Landis Mentorship Award. This annual award is named in honor of former NINDS Director Dr. Story Landis. An extraordinary individual mentor, Dr. Landis generously provided her time and energy to support countless scientific investigators as they navigated the professional landscape of biomedical research.

Each year, NINDS selects up to five (5) Landis Awardees from among faculty members who have shown dedication to superior mentorship and training in neuroscience research. Awardees will receive $100,000 (direct costs), in the form of a supplement to an existing NINDS grant, to support their efforts to foster the career advancement of additional trainees. NINDS hopes this tangible award will impress upon the scientific community as a whole, and faculty and institutional leaders in particular, the high value NINDS places on training and mentorship, and the need to recognize and encourage dedication to mentorship in addition to outstanding research accomplishments.

Congratulations to Sarah for this great accomplishment!

To learn more about the Landis Award, please click here. To see the listing of 2018 award winners, please click here