Dr. Paul Cox, Executive Director, Brain Chemistry Labs.

Dr. Paul Cox, Executive Director of the Brain Chemistry Labs, received one of the highest honors bestowed by The Garden Club of America (GCA), the Eloise Payne Luquer Medal for his scientific research related to ALS and Alzheimer’s disease. The medal was presented at the GCA’s annual meeting in Boston on May 19, 2019. According to GCA, “The Eloise Payne Luquer Medal is awarded for special achievement in the field of botany that may include medical research, the fine arts, or education and was presented with gratitude to a renowned ethnobotanist, consummate scientist, teacher, environmentalist, and activist, Dr. Paul Alan Cox. His compassion combined with his rigorous scientific methods are improving our world.”

GCA awards up to 10 National Medals a year to “nationally and internationally recognized leaders in their fields of study or achievement” and describes the medal winners as “visionaries all, passionate and influential, these men, women, and organizations have left a profound and lasting impact on the issues that are most important to the Garden Club of America.”