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Following the untimely death of William L. Young, MD, in 2013, the Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care agreed to establish an eponymous research award to honor his career and life, particularly his outstanding accomplishments as a clinical and laboratory neuroscientist.

Dr. Young was a longstanding SNACC member, President of the Society from 1996-1997 and a colleague and friend of many of its members. He was appropriately viewed as one of the most productive researchers, influential mentors, and memorable personalities in neuroanesthesiology’s history.

The William L. Young Neuroscience Research Award is presented annually to offer support to academic physicians and/or scientists who conduct either clinical or laboratory-based research related to neuroscience in anesthesiology and critical care.

Applying for the William L. Young Neuroscience Research Award

The William L. Young Neuroscience Research Award provides $10,000 to support research related to the SNACC mission. SNACC members, who are fellows or junior faculty (within six years of initial faculty appointment/first independent position after completion of specialty training) at the time of application are eligible. Basic, translational, clinical, or data science projects are all welcome. 

Thank you for your interest in the William L. Young Neuroscience Award.

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William L. Young Neuroscience Research Award Winners

	2025 – Daivd Schreier, MD Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA “REcovery from DEXmedetomidine-Induced Unresponsiveness (REDEX): a Single Center, Parallel Arm, Non-randomized, Controlled Pilot Trial in Healthy Volunteers.”
	2024 – Bryan L. Benson, MD, PhD Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH “Red blood cell response to hypoxia and effect of anesthetics”
	2023 – David Obert, MD Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA “Identification of drug specific arousal circuits in the midbrain for anesthetic reversal”
	2022 – Leah Acker, MD Duke University Durham, NC  “Real-time electroencephalography (EEG) changes with blinded, sham-controlled, transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) in anxious older adults awaiting surgery.”
	2021 – Paul Riegelhaupt, MD Weill Cornell Medical College New York, NY “Fatty Acid Pharmacology of Neuroprotective K2P Channels.”
	2020 – Michael Devinney, MD, PhD Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC “The Association of Blood-Brain-Barrier Breakdown with Sleep Apnea and Postoperative Delirium”
	2019 – Boris D. Heifets, MD, PhD Stanford University Medical Center Palo Alto, CA “Ketamine Therapy for Reducing Perioperative Risk in Depressed Patients”
	2018 – Umeshkumar Athiraman, MBBS, MD University of Washington St. Louis, MO “The Role of Isoflurane Conditioning on Cognitive Function Following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage”
	2017 – Andrew E. Hudson, MD, PhD David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Los Angeles, CA “Burst Suppression in the Cortical Microcircuit”
	2016 – Miles Berger, MD, PhD Duke University Durham, NC “Understanding the Role of Brain Inflammation in Postop Cognitive Dysfunction: The INTUIT Study”