{"649081":{"#nid":"649081","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Singer Wins Young Scholar Award from American Neurological Association","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/myana.org\/\u0022\u003EAmerican Neurological Association\u003C\/a\u003E has recognized \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/faculty\/Annabelle-Singer\u0022\u003EAnnabelle Singer\u003C\/a\u003E for achieving significant stature in neurological research and demonstrating the promise of major contributions to come.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESinger has received a Derek Denny-Brown Young Neurological Scholars Award from the association and will \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/2021.myana.org\/program\/speakers\/anabelle-singer-phd\u0022\u003Edeliver a talk about her work virtually in October at the association\u0026rsquo;s 2021 national meeting.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This award is especially gratifying because, coming from the American Neurological Association, it recognizes that our work has important translational impact,\u0026rdquo; said Singer, assistant professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University. \u0026ldquo;Ultimately, we hope our discoveries lead to new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases. All of this would not have been possible without my amazing lab and collaborators at Georgia Tech and Emory.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESinger is one of three to receive young scholars awards this year from the association. She studies how neural activity produces memories and activates the brain\u0026rsquo;s immune system.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The individuals recognized this year are conducting exciting work that is transforming our understanding of the brain and helping move treatment forward,\u0026rdquo; said Justin C. McArthur, president of the association and director of the Johns Hopkins University Department of Neurology. \u0026ldquo;We hope that this recognition will inspire the awardees to even greater achievements and encourage a new generation of physician-scientists to pursue careers that bring research and teaching together with clinical practice.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAmong her recent work, Singer has been \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/news\/early-feasibility-study-shows-flickering-lights-and-sound-could-be-new-weapon-against\u0022\u003Edeveloping an Alzheimer\u0026rsquo;s treatment using flickering light and sound to stimulate gamma waves in the brain\u003C\/a\u003E. In May, she reported the first promising results for the approach in a human feasibility study. That work will form the basis of her Young Neurological Scholars Award talk in October.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We\u0026#39;ve discovered that gamma frequency stimulation spurs the brain\u0026#39;s immune system into action, ultimately reducing pathology in mouse models of Alzheimer\u0026#39;s disease. We\u0026#39;ve developed non-invasive light and sound flicker to achieve these effects and tested this in a human trial,\u0026rdquo; Singer said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAnnabelle Singer has been recognized for achieving significant stature in neurological research and demonstrating the promise of major contributions to come.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Annabelle Singer has been recognized for achieving significant stature in neurological research and demonstrating the promise of major contributions to come."}],"uid":"27446","created_gmt":"2021-07-26 17:36:13","changed_gmt":"2021-07-27 17:42:34","author":"Joshua Stewart","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-07-26T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-07-26T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"649080":{"id":"649080","type":"image","title":"Annabelle Singer (horiz)","body":null,"created":"1627407369","gmt_created":"2021-07-27 17:36:09","changed":"1627407369","gmt_changed":"2021-07-27 17:36:09","alt":"Annabelle Singer headshot","file":{"fid":"246433","name":"Singer-Annabelle-h.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Singer-Annabelle-h.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Singer-Annabelle-h.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":301539,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Singer-Annabelle-h.jpg?itok=HPSKGC3M"}}},"media_ids":["649080"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/myana.org\/","title":"American Neurological Association"},{"url":"https:\/\/2021.myana.org\/program\/speakers\/anabelle-singer-phd","title":"Annabelle Singer\u0027s Talk at the ANA Annual Meeting"},{"url":"https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/news\/early-feasibility-study-shows-flickering-lights-and-sound-could-be-new-weapon-against","title":"Read More: Early Feasibility Study Shows Flickering Lights and Sound Could Be New Weapon Against Alzheimer\u0027s"}],"groups":[{"id":"1254","name":"Wallace H. Coulter Dept. of Biomedical Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"181421","name":"Annabelle Singer"},{"id":"188361","name":"American Neurological Association"},{"id":"44881","name":"Alzheimer\u0027s Disease"},{"id":"249","name":"Biomedical Engineering"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jstewart@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJoshua Stewart\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jstewart@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}