Ruane Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Research
This prize was initiated in 2000 by philanthropists Joy and William Ruane to recognize important advances in understanding and treatment of early-onset brain and behavior disorders. This prize carries an award of $50,000 and the winner(s) is honored at the annual International Awards Dinner in New York City in October.
SELECTION COMMITTEE
- Daniel Pine, M.D. (Chair)
- Joseph T. Coyle, M.D.
- James E. Leckman, M.D.
- Joan L. Luby, M.D.
- Matthew W. State, M.D., Ph.D.
- Anita Thapar, M.B., B.Ch., MRSPsych, Ph.D.
- Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele, M.D.
2021 Prizewinners
Kenneth A. Dodge, Ph.D.
William McDougall Distinguished Professor of Public Policy Studies
Duke University
John T. Walkup, M.D.
Chair, Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health; Margaret C. Osterman Board Designated Professor in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University