The winner of the first (2009) JNC Editors' Award - to recognise the contribution of an outstanding young scientist to an exceptional research paper - Gautam K. Gandhi MD, PhD, a first year neurosurgery resident at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Drs Steve Barger and Paul Gottschall presented the award on behalf of the editors as Dr. Dienel looks on.
Dr Gandhi completed research for his MD/PhD in the laboratory of Dr.Gerald Dienel (Department of Neurology) in the Physiology and Biophysics PhD Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Astrocytes are poised for lactate trafficking and release from activated brain and for supply of glucose to neurons. J. Neurochem. 111, 522-536.Gautam K. Gandhi, Nancy F. Cruz, Kelly K. Ball, Gerald A. Dienel (2009).
To be eligible for this award, first or last authors must be 35 years or younger on the date of submission of the article and no more than 8years beyond PhD.
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