Cermak/Corkin
Postdoctoral Awards of MDRS

In 2001, an annual award for outstanding postdoctoral researchers studying memory was established in the name of the founder of the society, Laird Cermak.

In 2017, this award was extended to also honor Suzanne Corkin and her legacy in championing women in science. 

Each year, the postdocs selected to receive this award are invited to attend and present at the MDRS annual meeting.

Laird Cermak

1942-1999

Suzanne Corkin

1937-2016

Year

Cermak/Corkin Awardees

2022

Michael Peer

University of PennsylvaniaAdvisor: Russell Epstein

Nicole Varga

University of Texas at AustinAdvisor: Ali Preston

2021

Zoe Ngo

Max Planck Institute for Human DevelopmentAdvisor: Markus Werkle-Bergner

Kevin Madore

Stanford UniversityAdvisor: Anthony Wagner

2020

Buddhika Bellana

Johns Hopkins UniversityAdvisors: Janice Chen, Chris Honey

Alexa Tompary

University of PennsylvaniaAdvisor: Sharon Thompson-Schill

2019

James Antony

Princeton UniversityAdvisor: Ken Norman

Elizabeth Goldfarb

Yale UniversityAdvisor: Rajita Sinha

2018

David Clewett

New York UniversityAdvisor: Lila Davachi

Jessica Robin

Rotman Research Institute at BaycrestAdvisor: Rosanna Olsen

2017

Raphael Kaplan

University College LondonAdvisor: Karl Friston

Anna Schapiro

Harvard Medical SchoolAdvisor: Bob Stickgold

2016

Matthias Gruber

University of California, DavisAdvisor: Charan Ranganath

Daniela Palombo

Boston University School of MedicineAdvisors: Mieke Verfaellie, Maggie Keane 

2015

Aidan Horner

University College LondonAdvisor: Emrah Düzel

Maureen Ritchey

University of California, DavisAdvisors: Charan Ranganath, Andy Yonelinas

2014

Deepu Murty

New York UniversityAdvisor: Lila Davachi

Rosanna Olsen

Rotman Research Institute at BaycrestAdvisor: Jen Ryan

2013

Rosie Cowell

University of California San DiegoAdvisor: Garrison Cottrell

Jordan Poppenk

Princeton UniversityAdvisor: Ken Norman

2012

Jarrod Lewis-Peacock

Princeton UniversityAdvisor: Ken Norman

Bernhard Staresina

MRC Cognition & Brain Sciences UnitAdvisor: Rik Henson

2011

Eve Attali

Rotman Research Institute at BaycrestAdvisor: Asaf Gilboa

Andrea Greve

MRC Cognition & Brain Sciences UnitAdvisor: Rik Henson

2010

Elizabeth Chua

University of California, DavisAdvisor: Charan Ranganath

Elisa Ciaramelli

University of BolognaAdvisor: Morris Moscovitch

2009

Yael Shrager

Harvard UniversityAdvisor: Randy Buckner

Joel Voss

University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignAdvisor: Ken Paller

2008

Rachel Diana

University of California, DavisAdvisors: Charan Ranganath, Andy Yonelinas

Melina Uncapher

Stanford UniversityAdvisor: Anthony Wagner

2007

Debbie Hannula

University of California, DavisAdvisor: Charan Ranganath

Indre Viskontas

University of California, San FranciscoAdvisor: Bruce Miller

2006

Donna Addis

Harvard UniversityAdvisor: Dan Schacter

Florin Dolcos

Duke UniversityAdvisor: Gregory McCarthy

Joel Quamme

Princeton UniversityAdvisor: Ken Norman

2005

Adam Gazzaley

University of California, BerkeleyAdvisor: Mark D'Esposito

Dara Ghahremani

University of California, Los AngelesAdvisor: Russ Poldrack

Shayna Rosenbaum

Rotman Research Institute at BaycrestAdvisor: Morris Moscovitch

2004

Kelly Giovanello

Harvard UniversityAdvisor: Dan Schacter

2003

Brian Gonsalves

Stanford UniversityAdvisor: Anthony Wagner

2002

Jon Simons

Harvard UniversityAdvisor: Dan Schacter

2001

Charan Ranganath

University of California, BerkeleyAdvisor: Mark D'Esposito