07-11-2023:
 
Nomination period: November 1st ,2023 to January 31st, 2024
 
The Japan Neuroscience Society (JNS) is announcing the call for nominations for the 8th (2024) Joseph Altman Award. They will accept applications from all over the world .
The Award was established with a fund donated to the Japan Neuroscience Society (JNS) by Dr. Shirley A. Bayer, a widow and long-term collaborator of late Dr. Joseph Altman. Dr. Joseph Altman, who discovered neurogenesis in the adult mammalian brain, received the International Prize for Biology from His Majesty the Emperor of Japan. Accordingly, the Award is to recognize up-and-coming researchers who have made remarkable achievements in the field of developmental neuroscience.