Anatol Kreitzer
The Pew Charitable Trusts and UCSF announced that Gladstone Institutes and UCSF researcher Anatol C. Kreitzer, PhD, is one of 20 exceptional researchers selected as 2008 Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences.
Kreitzer, who is an assistant investigator at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease (GIND) and an assistant professor of physiology and neurology at UCSF, focuses on characterizing the neural circuits that control movements – circuits that, when disrupted, lead to disorders such as Parkinson’s and Huntington’s diseases.
“Anatol’s work is fundamental to understanding the origins of neurological disease,” said GIND Director Lennart Mucke, MD. “We are proud that he has received this important recognition and support.”
Scholars receive a $240,000 award over four years to help support their research, and are included in a unique community of scientists that encourages collaboration and exchange of ideas. The program is funded by Pew through a grant to UCSF.
“Pew’s Program in the Biomedical Sciences is designed to enable scientists to take calculated risks, expand their research and follow unanticipated leads,” said Rebecca W. Rimel, president and chief executive officer of the Pew Charitable Trusts. “Pew is honored to invest in these brilliant minds, and to provide financial and professional support as they pursue their pioneering breakthroughs.”
The J. David Gladstone Institutes, affiliated with UCSF, is dedicated to the health and welfare of humankind through research into the causes and prevention of some of the world’s most devastating diseases. Gladstone comprises the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology, and the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease. For more information, go to www.gladstone.ucsf.edu.
