Prize

Turan M Itil Memorial Grant

Prof. Dr. Turan Itil (1924-2014) was one of “the protagonists for the association of EEG change and human behavior” (Max Fink, 2018) as well as a pioneer in the field of pharmaco-EEG. As a great teacher he trained Werner Herrmann, Bernd Saletu, Masami Saito and Sevket Akpinar. He was a founding member of the IPEG society. All his contributions to electrophysiological research still live in the findings of young researchers all over the world up to today since he blazed many trails for the field. To honor his legacy the Itil family decided to fund the Turan Itil Memorial Grant that will be awarded at every biennial IPEG meeting – here for only the best researchers in the field are going to be considered.

Donators

Turan M Itil Memorial Grant is most kindly provided by his daughter Yasmin Itil Leland to continue and regenerate the education and intelligence of prof dr TM Itil.

Jury

The Turan M Itil Memorial Grant is awarded during the biennal IPEG Conferences to honour the best contributions made by a senior researcher during the past years. These contributions should be echoing the vibrant and enthusiastic way of Itil´s research. It should inspire young researchers for the complex and fascinating spectrum of EEG research as well as the relevance of tutorship – as Turan Itil was the mentor of many well-known pharmaco-EEG scientists. Only the best researchers in the field will be taken into account and the Itil family will, advised by the IPEG board of directors, chose the winner. The name of the winner is communicated during the IPEG Conference.

Winners

Turan M Itil Memorial Grant

2021

Christoph Mulert

2018

Görsev Yener

Winner
Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment and Mild Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease Differ in Brain Dynamics and Topography

Prize

Prof. Werner M. Herrmann Memorial Grant

The sudden passing of Prof. Werner M. Herrmann in May 2002 was a great shock for his friends, colleagues and for everyone who regarded him as a mentor, a sounding board and a sparring partner.

Werner Herrmann was at the foremost a passionate, dedicated scientist, whose quest for excellence in his field was enhanced by his curiosity, his initiative and his drive. He has made significant contributions to his field through his innumerable publications and lectures and he was one of the founding members in the development of the International Pharmaco EEG Society (IPEG). He also served as the Main Editor, section Pharmacoelectroencephalography of Neuropsychobiology, the official journal of the IPEG.

The Werner Herrmann Memorial Grant has been established by PAREXEL International to encourage research in the field of neuropsychophysiology and to promote the knowledge of recent developments and advanced information of the methodology and applications of neurophysiological research in neuropsychopharmacology. The Grant of 2000 € (two thousand Euro) is offered to the best contribution made by a young researcher at each biennial IPEG Conference.

Donators

The Werner M. Herrmann Memorial Grant has been most kindly provided till 2020 by a bequest of prof Herrmann via PAREXEL International GmbH. The WM Hermann Memorial Grant is now continued by the IPEG as a prize for young researcher to commemorate prof dr Herrmann as a founding member of IPEG and as a major contributor to the field of pharmaco-EEG.

Jury

The Werner M. Herrmann Memorial Grant is awarded during the biennial IPEG Conferences to honour the best contribution made by a young researcher (poster or oral communication) in the field of electrophysiological brain research in preclinical and clinical pharmacology, neurotoxicology and related areas of interest. The winner is chosen by a jury composed of the IPEG-President, the Conference Chairman and one IPEG board member. In case the IPEG-President is in person also the Conference Chairman, a further IPEG board member joins the jury. The name of the winner is communicated at the closing session of the Conference.

Winners

Werner M. Herrmann Memorial Grant

2021

Christien Bowman

First Place (Oral)
“Activity-state dependent reversal of ketamine-induced resting state EEG effects by clozapine and naltrexone in the freely moving rat”

Kris Williams – 2nd Place (Oral)
“Quantitative EEG Evaluations of Electrophysiological Biomarkers & Impaired Functional Networks in Older Adults Diagnosed with Dementia”

Čestmír Vejmola – 3d Place (Poster)
“Effect of psilocin on 40-Hz Auditory Steady State Response in rats”

2018

Čestmír Vejmola

Winner
“EEG correlates of the effect of psychedelics in rat spectral maps and coherence”

2016

Stephanie Thiebes

Winner (Oral)
“Glutamatergic deficit and negative symptoms: new evidence from the ketamine model of schizophrenia”

2002 - 2014

2014

Sonja Simpraga

Winner (Poster)
“Is EEG biomarker integration the key to personalized medicine? Evidence from zygosity prediction in twins”

Philippe Jawinski – 2nd Place (Oral) “CACNA1C gene variation is linked to EEG-vigilance regulation”

2012

Carina Graversen

Winner (Poster)
“The analgesic effect of morphine is reflected by changes in single-sweep evoked brain potentials”

Natalia Jaworska – 2nd Place (Oral)
“Response prediction to antidepressants using alpha power and asymmetry and anterior cingulate cortex theta activity”

2010

Sebastian Olbrich

Winner (Oral)
“EEG-based assessment of vigilance regulation in major depression and cancer-related fatigue”

Michaela Fujakova – 2nd Place Tie (Poster)
“A comparison of two NMDA antagonists in animal models of psychosis using behavioral and quantitative EEG measures”

Jana Koprivova – 2nd Place Tie (Oral)
“EEG source analysis in obsessive-compulsive disorder”

2008

Tomáš Pálenícek

Winner (Poster)
“Quantitative EEG in glutamatergic and dopaminergic models of psychosis – animal study”

Winner Tie: Michael Kometer (Poster)
“The 5-HT1A/2A Agonist Psilocybin disrupts modal object completion associated with visual hallucinations”

2006

Masafumi Yoshimura

Winner (Oral)
“An EEG symptom provocation study in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder”

Winner Ties: Akinori Hozumi (Poster)
“Effects of levodopa on mid-latency auditory evoked potentials in de novo Parkinson’s disease ”

Martin Brunovsky (Poster)
“qEEG cordance as a predictor of response to antidepressants in patients with resistant depressive disorder”

2004

Brigitte Bouwman

Winner (Poster)
“Distinctive effects of modafinil and d-amphetamine on the homeostatic and circadian regulation of the human waking EEG”

Mercedes Atienza 2nd Place (Oral)
“Usefulness of pharmacokinetic & pharmacodynamic modeling employing EEG as effect measurement in showing different “in vivo” properties of the benzodiazepine pathways”

2002

Florian Chapotot

Winner (Oral)
“Distinctive effects of modafinil and d-amphetamine on the homeostatic and circadian regulation of the human waking EEG”

2nd Place Tie:
Marta Valle (Oral)
“Usefulness of pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modeling employing EEG as effect measurement in showing different ” in vivo” properties of the benzodiazepine pathways”

Jordin Riba (Oral)
“Effects of alprazolam on human error detection and correction using event-related brain potentials”