David Marsden Award

David MarsdenAWARD

2024

Michael Zech

Winner David Marsden Award 2023

David Marsden Award 2023

The David Marsden Award 2023 was awarded to Michael Zech for the paper: “Biallelic AOPEP Loss-of-Function Variants Cause Progressive Dystonia with Prominent Limb Involvement”. The research was performed at Institute of Human Genetics, Technical University of Munich, and Institute of Neurogenomics, Helmholtz Center Munich

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About Dr. C. David Marsden

(Charles) David Marsden (1938–1998), was a British neurologist who made a significant contribution to the field of movement disorders. He was described as ‘arguably the leading academic neurologist and neuroscientist of his generation in the UK’.

about the david marsden award

Dystonia Europe established the David Marsden Award in 2003, to acknowledge Prof Marsden’s work on the dystonias, and to honour the immense part he played in improving the lives of so many people who live with the condition.

The David Marsden Award 2024 is supported by Dystonia Europe.

The David Marsden Award 2024

The aim of this award is to stimulate developing knowledge of and interest in dystonia through publications of aetiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis in dystonia or on the psycho social effects.

€ 10.000,-

to stimulate research on dystonia

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