July 17, 2009- Pablo A. Celnik, M.D., an assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation and neurology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Thao (Vicky) Nguyen, 32, assistant professor of mechanical engineering in the Whiting School of Engineering at The Johns Hopkins University, are among the 100 winners of this years Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).
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Pablo A. Celnik, M.D.
Celnik, 42, was cited for his research on the underlying mechanisms of plasticity in the brain and central nervous system, work designed to speed the development of new treatments that promote recovery of function following an injury.
The medical director of Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Outpatient Neurologic Rehabilitation Program, he and his team manage problems associated with spasticity, weakness, cognitive deficits, and the aftermath of stroke, brain cancer, multiple sclerosis and traumatic brain injury.
Read more about Dr. Celnik at: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/Rehab/faculty/celnick.html
