Thomas Karger Award in Evolutionary Neuroscience 2025

[Alexandra Allison de Sousa]

Dear Members and Friends of JBJC,

The Thomas Karger Award in Evolutionary Neuroscience is in honor of Dr. Thomas Karger, who has been a generous supporter of the J. B. Johnston Club for more than 30 years. It is awarded to a young investigator who, at the time of his or her application, is a candidate for the Ph.D., or is within a year of having received the Ph.D. The award carries a monetary prize, as well as the opportunity for the awardee's work to be presented at the annual meeting of The J. B. Johnston Club for Evolutionary Neuroscience and attendance at both days of the meeting.

Please consider applying if you are eligible and encourage young investigators you know to apply. Candidates should fill out an application (see attached) and submit a 1000 word summary of his or her research and its significance as applicable to the goal of promoting evolutionary neuroscience, along with pdf copies of peer-reviewed journal publications that have resulted from the research. 

Applications are due by 5pm on the 1st November.

Application materials should be submitted via the following link:

https://www.dropbox.com/request/zy1YiN7SIreZFKCN3khx

For any questions concerning your submission, please reach out to Dr.Muhammad Spocter (spo...@gmail.com) 

 

Best, 

Chris Heesy

JBJC PEO