Gruber Prize in Neuroscience

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international award neuroscience award science award

The Gruber Prize in Neuroscience is a prestigious international award that honors groundbreaking contributions to the understanding of the brain and nervous system.

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Label	Occurrences
Gruber Neuroscience Prize	10
Gruber Prize in Neuroscience canonical	1

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Target entity: Gruber Prize in Neuroscience
Context triple: [Ann Graybiel, awardReceived, Gruber Prize in Neuroscience]

A. Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize
The Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize is a prestigious Columbia University award recognizing outstanding basic research in biology and biochemistry that often precedes a Nobel Prize.
B. Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
The Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research is a prestigious American biomedical science prize often regarded as a precursor to the Nobel Prize, honoring groundbreaking discoveries in fundamental medical research.
C. Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science
The Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science is a prestigious honor recognizing individuals for lifetime contributions to medical science, including outstanding research, mentorship, and leadership in the biomedical community.
D. MRS Von Hippel Award
The MRS Von Hippel Award is the highest honor of the Materials Research Society, recognizing outstanding and interdisciplinary contributions to materials research.
E. Peabody Institutional Award
The Peabody Institutional Award is a special honor presented by the Peabody Awards to recognize outstanding, long-term contributions to broadcasting and digital media by an organization or institution.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Gruber Prize in Neuroscience
Target entity description: The Gruber Prize in Neuroscience is a prestigious international award that honors groundbreaking contributions to the understanding of the brain and nervous system.

A. Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize
The Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize is a prestigious Columbia University award recognizing outstanding basic research in biology and biochemistry that often precedes a Nobel Prize.
B. Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
The Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research is a prestigious American biomedical science prize often regarded as a precursor to the Nobel Prize, honoring groundbreaking discoveries in fundamental medical research.
C. Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science
The Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science is a prestigious honor recognizing individuals for lifetime contributions to medical science, including outstanding research, mentorship, and leadership in the biomedical community.
D. MRS Von Hippel Award
The MRS Von Hippel Award is the highest honor of the Materials Research Society, recognizing outstanding and interdisciplinary contributions to materials research.
E. Peabody Institutional Award
The Peabody Institutional Award is a special honor presented by the Peabody Awards to recognize outstanding, long-term contributions to broadcasting and digital media by an organization or institution.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international award ⓘ neuroscience award ⓘ science award ⓘ
administeredBy	Gruber Foundation ⓘ
awardFor	groundbreaking contributions to the understanding of the brain ⓘ groundbreaking contributions to the understanding of the nervous system ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
currency	United States dollar ⓘ linked to: US dollar
discipline	basic neuroscience ⓘ clinical neuroscience ⓘ
eligibility	individuals ⓘ teams ⓘ
field	neuroscience ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
hasCategory	Awards established in 2004 ⓘ International science awards ⓘ Neuroscience awards ⓘ
hasPart	citation ⓘ gold medal ⓘ monetary award ⓘ
headquartersLocation	New Haven, Connecticut ⓘ
inception	2004 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locationOfFoundation	Yale University ⓘ
monetaryValue	US$500000 ⓘ
namedAfter	Peter Gruber ⓘ
notableRecipient	Carla J. Shatz ⓘ Eric R. Kandel ⓘ Eve Marder ⓘ György Buzsáki ⓘ Lily Jan ⓘ Michael Greenberg ⓘ Nancy Kanwisher ⓘ Pasko Rakic ⓘ Richard Tsien ⓘ Robert Malenka ⓘ Shigetada Nakanishi ⓘ Thomas Jessell ⓘ Yuh Nung Jan ⓘ
partOf	Gruber International Prize Program ⓘ linked to: Gruber Foundation
presentedBy	Gruber Foundation ⓘ
relatedAward	Gruber Prize in Cosmology ⓘ linked to: Gruber Cosmology Prize Gruber Prize in Genetics ⓘ linked to: Gruber Genetics Prize
selectionMethod	international expert committee ⓘ
sponsor	Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation ⓘ linked to: Gruber Foundation
website	https://gruber.yale.edu ⓘ

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