Ann Cohen, associate professor of psychiatry, School of Medicine, was awarded the Christopher Clark Award at the 17th annual Human Amyloid Imaging Conference held Jan. 15-17, 2025, at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
This award is in recognition of Cohen’s research focusing on risk and resilience to Alzheimer’s disease pathology in communities historically underrepresented in research and her unwavering leadership in the field of Alzheimer’s disease PET imaging.
The award is named in honor of Christopher Clark, a neurologist and Alzheimer’s disease researcher who died in 2012. Clark’s career was devoted to understanding Alzheimer’s disease, developing diagnostically specific markers and identifying and evaluating new therapeutic treatments, with the goals of reducing the stigma of disease and empowering individuals and their families.
The winner of the award receives a plaque and a monetary award to be used for an educational or training opportunity in the field of human amyloid imaging.