Cermak/Corkin
Postdoctoral Awards
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
1937-2016Year
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 and Brain Sciences Unit, CambridgeAdvisor: Rik Henson
2011
Eve Attali
Rotman Research Institute at BaycrestAdvisor: Asaf Gilboa
Andrea Greve
MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, CambridgeAdvisor: 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