Claire Henchcliffe, MD, DPhil

Claire Henchcliffe, MD, DPhil, an international leader in Parkinson disease research, reflects on mentorship, leadership development, and the systemic changes needed to support long-term success for women in neurology and clinical neuroscience.

In this post-meeting Q&A, Claire Henchcliffe, MD, PhD, president-elect of the AALN, shared her reactions to AALN’s second annual meeting, the conversations that mattered most, and how the group plans to broaden and support neurology leadership in the year ahead.

A pair of neurologists from the University of California, Irvine, detailed some of the training and career focuses of large federal agencies in effort to address the shortage of neurologists. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

A pair of neurologists from the University of California, Irvine, provided commentary on the ways to help young investigators find their footing in research settings, and exposing them to opportunities major governmental agencies can provide. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Laurie Gutmann, MD; Gauri Pawar, MD; and Claire Henchcliffe, MD, discuss their own paths in medicine and observations of other women leaders. [WATCH TIME: 1 hour, 51 minutes]

The associate professor of neurology and neuroscience at Weill Cornell Medicine spoke to the specifics of the trial as well as the investigators’ goals.

The associate professor of neurology and neuroscience at Weill Cornell Medicine discussed this work, and what she and her colleagues believe could be addressed by a successful effort.

Henchcliffe discussed the progress that has been made in this area, and where things are headed going forward.