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In October 1983, the U.S. Congress mandated the Senator Jacob Javits Awards in the Neurosciences, to be administered by the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke (now the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NINDS).
The awards were established to honor the late Senator Jacob Javits (R-NY), who for several years was a victim of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a degenerative neurological disorder also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Senator Javits was a strong advocate of research in a wide variety of disorders of the brain and nervous system.
A Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award (R37) is a conditional, seven-year research grant given to scientists selected by the National Advisory Neurological Disorders and Stroke Council from among the pool of competing applicants during a given grants cycle. The award is initially for a period of four years, after which, based on an administrative review, an additional project period of three years may be awarded. Awardees must have demonstrated exceptional scientific excellence and productivity in one of the areas of neurological research supported by the NINDS, have a proposal of the highest scientific merit, and be judged highly likely to continue to do cutting-edge research for the next seven years.
Last updated July 07, 2006