Nominations are now open for the 2016 Samuel Gershon Medal, an honorary award celebrating lifetime achievement in translational neuroscience.

The Samuel Gershon Medal is the highest accolade in translational research awarded by the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) Mind and Brain Theme.

It is named in honour of Professor Samuel Gershon, who has made significant contributions to the translational neuroscience of bipolar disorder

Nominees should have made an exceptional contribution to the field of translational neuroscience, including innovative clinical research which has led to significant advances in the field.

Individuals are able to nominate themselves, or third parties.

You can make a nomination by sending the nominee’s full CV, including complete bibliography, to carole.johnson@sahmri.com

The deadline for nominations is 9 September.