The sixth annual Pauletta and Denzel Washington Family Gifted Scholars in Neuroscience Awards were presented Wednesday, May 20, 2009, at the Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. Middle School in Los Angeles.
The awards are given by the Department of Neurosurgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and provide support for neuroscience undergraduates and graduate-level researchers.Established in 2004, the scholarship program provides promising young scientists with an opportunity to work side by side with world-renowned researchers, including Keith L. Black, M.D., chairman of the Cedars- Sinai Department of Neurosurgery. For more information on the Pauletta and Denzel Washington Family Gifted Scholars in Neuroscience Awards program or on the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Department of Neurosurgery and Dr. Keith Black, please contact me via reply e-mail or by calling 808-526-1708.