The 41^st Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society (INS) occurs February 6-9, 2013 at the Hilton Waikoloa Village, Waikoloa, Hawaii.

The theme of this meeting is Brain Health through the Lifespan. A dynamic program is planned with a focus on transdisciplinary approaches to current topics of interest that advance the study of brain health and disease in childhood, adolescence, and aging, and interventions to promote brain health.

Teresa Oyos, a research participant recruiter and community education advocate at the HNRC for the past 18 years, received the 2012 Dr. A. Brad Truax Award for Community Service.  The ceremony was held at the San Diego LGBT Center on World AIDS Day, December 1, 2012.

The award honors the memory of Dr. A. Brad Truax, one of the first physicians in the nation involved in the national discourse regarding the treatment of and advocacy against discrimination of HIV infected persons.

Congratulations to Teresa from all her colleagues!  Your hard work, dedication, and engagement with the community makes our research possible and improves the lives of those you have touched. You have made a difference!

Click here to read Ian Morton's "Profiles in Advocacy" article featuring Ms. Oyos.