Meet the 2025 WSO Award Winners for Their Extensive Contributions to Stroke Science
World Stroke Organization shared on LinkedIn:
”We are thrilled to announce the winners of several prestigious awards, recognizing outstanding contributions in the field of stroke care and research:
WSO Award for Services of Stroke: Congratulations to Renyu Liu from the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, USA, for his exceptional work in advancing stroke care.
IJS Top Reviewers 2025 Award: A huge round of applause for Xinyi (Cindy) Leng from The Chinese University of Hong Kong for her outstanding contributions to stroke research and review work.
WSC 2026 Young Investigator Awards:
Congratulations to all the winners of this year’s Young Investigator Awards for their innovative contributions to stroke science:
Gisle Berg Helland, Norway
Jinyi Cao, China
Meena Chandu, India
Duc Chiem, Vietnam
Milagros Galecio-Castillo, USA
Raed Joundi, Canada
Takaya Kitano, Japan
Minwoo Lee South, Korea
Ke Li, UK
Anna Balabanski, Australia
Erik Lindgren, Sweden
Xin Liu, China
Ronda Lun, Canada
Ben Macfarlane, UK
lain Mcgurgan, Ireland
Manabesh Nath, India
Doreen Oosterhoff, The Netherlands
Menglu Ouyang, Australia
Zoe Strachan, UK
Beth Whittington, UK
Thank you to everyone who continues to drive forward progress in stroke care. We look forward to seeing these inspiring efforts shape the future of stroke research!”
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