26th Annual Meeting of the European Charcot Foundation, 15 - 17 November 2018, Baveno (IT)
 
Young Investigator Awards

The European Charcot Foundation presents each year an award for the best poster presentation by Young Investigators.

All delegates of 35 years or younger (born in 1983 or after) that submit a poster and are present during the poster viewing sessions, are considered Young Investigators and automatically participate in the Young Investigator Awards*.

All presented posters are divided by the scientific committee in 5 different categories and for each category an award is granted:
  • Basic Studies
  • Clinical
  • Epidemiology
  • Investigations
  • Treatments
At the 26th Annual Meeting the following Young Investigator Awards were announced:
  • Best Poster category Basic Studies: 4,000 €



    Bárbara PINTO
    Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil


    Evaluation of the anti-inflammatory response of angiotensin 1-7 associated with liposomes administered via inhalation in mice with experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

    Poster  -  Abstract  -  Recording poster presentation

  • Best Poster category Clinical: 4,000 €



    Antonino GIORDANO
    MAGICS Center - Institute of Experimental Neurology - San Raffaele Scientific Institute and University Hospital, Milan, Italy

    Absent motor evoked potentials to the lower limbs in progressive MS: is the standard stimulation method adequate?

    Poster  -  Abstract 

  • Best Poster category Epidemiology: 4,000 €



    Alice GUILLEUX
    EA 7449 - REPERES, EHESP, Rennes, France

    Effects of mental comorbidities on initiating disease-modifying therapies: a population-based study

    Poster  -  Abstract  -  Recording poster presentation


  • Best Poster category Investigations: 4,000 €



    Ismail KOUBIYR
    INSERM U1215, Bordeaux, France

    Effects of mental comorbidities on initiating disease-modifying therapies: a population-based study

    Poster  -  Abstract  -  Recording poster presentation


  • Best Poster category Treatments: 4,000 €



    Simone GUERRIERI
    San Raffaele Hospital/Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy

    Fingolimod may prevent axonal degeneration at retinal level in multiple sclerosis when compared to first-line injectable treatments

    Poster  -  Abstract 

* Investigators born before 1983 were welcome to submit a poster, but only investigators born in 1983 or after were eligible to participate in the Young Investigator Awards.