During the WNS Annual Business Meeting on Saturday, October16 the Annual Bennett Hiner Research Award Winners were announced. This award is in memory of Bennett Hiner, son of long-time Society member Dr. Bradley Hiner. Bennett passed away unexpectedly in November of 2011. He was a leader in his medical school class at the University of Southern California and actively involved in neuroscience research.

2021 Winner

Mokshal Porwal - Medical College of Wisconsin

Reported Adverse Events and Safety for Multiple Sclerosis Disease Modifying Therapies

2021 Runners-up

Margaret Lieb - Medical College of Wisconsin

Challenges and Potential in Targeted Muscle Reinnervation in Pediatric Amputees

Samira Samant - Medical College of Wisconsin

Prognosticating ALS: The Predictive Value of C9orf72 Mutations and FVC in Disease Progression