Solomon L. Moshé
Solomon L. Moshé is the Charles Frost Chair in Neurosurgery and Neurology, and Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience, and Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York. He is also the Vice Chair of the Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology, Director of the Isabelle Rapin Child Neurology Division and Director of Clinical Neurophysiology. Since 1979, his research has focused on understanding the mechanisms underlying age and sex-related differences in epilepsy in humans and animal models. The main goals are to develop individualized treatments today and to prevent and cure epilepsy tomorrow. He has served as President of the International League Against Epilepsy (2009-2013), the American Epilepsy Society (2000-2001), the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society (1996-1997) and the Eastern Association of EEGers (1992-1994). He is the recipient of many awards and honors
Peter Wolf
Peter Wolf was educated in neurology in Heidelberg, Germany, and took his PhD in Berlin in 1977. In 1985, he went to Bethel, Bielefeld, which under his directorship became a comprehensive epilepsy centre with new departments for epilepsy surgery, psychotherapy and rehabilitation. In 2003, he moved to Denmark, to Copenhagen University Hospital, and Epilepsy Centre Filadelfia where after his retirement he continues in the research team. He is a professor at Vilnius University, Lithuania, and a guest professor in Florianopolis, Brazil. As ILAE Secretary General from 1993-2001, he promoted and facilitated numerous new chapters. As President from 2005-2009, he declared education the highest ILAE priority and developed its distance education system VIREPA. In 2007, he started the annual Baltic Sea Summer School on Epilepsy. He has founded the Charity “Prof. Peter & Jytte Wolf Foundation for Epilepsy” with his wife. His research areas include many aspects of clinical epileptology, focus on reflex epilepsies, nosological theories, and cultural aspects such as history, arts and literature.
Previous recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award
2021 Shichuo Li, China
2019 W. Allen Hauser, USA
2017 Charlotte Dravet, France
2015 Dr Frederick (Fred) Andermann, Canada
2013 Prof Juhn Wada, Canada
2011 Prof Jerome Engel, Jr., USA
2009 Ms. Hanneke De Boer, the Netherlands
2009 Prof. Jean Aicardi, France
2001 Prof H. Meinardi, the Netherlands
2001 Dr K.S. Mani, India
1999 Mrs E. Grass, U.S.A.
1999 Prof D. Janz, Germany
1997 Mr G. Burden, England
1995 Mr J.N. Loeber, the Netherlands
