John Q. Trojanowski, a professor of pathology and laboratory medicine in the Perelman School of Medicine and the director of Penn’s Institute on Aging, received the American Association of Neuropathologists’ (AANP) Award for Meritorious Contributions to Neuropathology.

Dr. Trojanowski is recognized for his long career as a leader and pioneer in the research and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. The AANP described his work as a “steady contribution to the study of neurodegenerative disease that spans many diseases, disciplines, genes and domains.”