2023 Prizes

The Ronnie MacKeith Prize has been awarded to: 
Dr Sophie Adler, Research Associate, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
The MacKeith Prize is awarded to those who have made a significant contribution to paediatric neurology as judged by published work and who are under 40 years of age or within 5 years of obtaining CCT. 

CLICK HERE to see the list of previous MacKeith prize winners.

Best Poster by a Trainee Prize
The BPNA 2023 'Best Trainee Poster' prize was awarded to Emily Lancastle (University Of Edinburgh) for poster presentation entitled ‘Outcome of focal epilepsy in children and young people - Scottish regional population study' and to Dr Sharmila Manivannan (Addenbrookes Hospital) for poster presentation entitled ‘Evaluation of use and effectiveness of Cannabidiol in children with refractory epilepsy in East of England’.

Best Poster Audio Narrative by a Trainee Prize
The BPNA 2023 ‘Best Poster Audio Narrative’ prize was awarded to Dr Shima Abdullateef (University Of Edinburgh) for poster presentation entitled ‘A window in the brain: Detecting seizures using 8-channels EEG montage and phase synchronization’.

Best Oral Presentation by a Trainee Prize
The BPNA 2023 'Best Trainee Oral Presentation' prize was awarded to Dr Laura Hyrapetian (The Royal London Hospital) for presentation entitled 'Carbamazepine Therapy and HLA Genotype in The Local Population at The Royal London Hospital, East London' and to Dr Dora Steel (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute Of Child Health) for presentation entitled ‘Whole-genome sequencing combined with detailed phenotyping improves diagnostic rate in patients with rare childhood-onset movement disorders’.

Best Medical Student Presentation
The BPNA 2023 'Best Medical Student Presentation' prize was awarded to Dr Ramya Ramesh Babu (Synapse Neurocenter) for presentation entitled ‘Compassionate treatment for spinal muscular atrophy with viral gene therapy - a single centre experience from India’.

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology (DMCN) Best Article by a BPNA Trainee Prize
The BPNA 2023 ‘Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology (DMCN) Best Article by a BPNA Trainee' prize was awarded to Dr Susan Harvey for presentation entitled ‘Response to treatment and outcomes of infantile spasms in Down syndrome’.