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Barnaby Nelson, Ph.D., MPSYCH – 2015 Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Prizewinner

Barnaby Nelson, Ph.D., MPSYCH – 2015 Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Prizewinner


The Baer Prize is selected by the current year’s Lieber Prize for Schizophrenia Research winner, and is typically a NARSAD Young Investigator at the Lieber Prize winner’s institution conducting outstanding work in schizophrenia research. A $40,000 prize is intended to support the recipient’s important work in schizophrenia.

The prize is bestowed at the annual New York City Awards Dinner held each October. The presentation of the prize is intended to stimulate the career of the investigator and further the field of schizophrenia research.

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