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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Beth Nielsen Chapman
Brain Tumor Survivor
Singer/Songwriter
2013 Award Recipient
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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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