Anumantha Kanthasamy, an internationally renowned researcher of Parkinson’s disease and related neurodegenerative disorders, has been appointed as the first John H. “Johnny” Isakson Chair and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Parkinson’s Research. He will join UGA in fall 2021.
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The University of Georgia’s campaign to create the John H. “Johnny” Isakson Chair for Parkinson’s Research and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar position reached its goal of $4.5 million in private commitments, and the final contributor was the former U.S. Senator for whom the chair is named.
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The University has raised $4.5 million to establish the John H. "Johnny" Isakson Chair for Parkinson's Research and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar position. Senator Isakson was the final donor to this worthy cause.
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The Parkinson’s Foundation appointed retired Senator Johnny Isakson to its board of directors. Senator Isakson was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) in 2013 and has been a long-time advocate for the PD community, championing Parkinson’s research towards a cure.
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Isakson invited Lewis to attend his final Senate floor speech, in which he called the Democratic congressman 'one of my real heroes.' A few days before that, the two men embraced each other on the House floor after Lewis gave a speech honoring Isakson.
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The Delta Flight Museum has debuted a new permanent exhibit on recently retired U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson -- highlighting the close relationship between the Atlanta-based airline and the Georgia senator... On Tuesday, Bastian said Isakson displayed “the statesmanship that we lack in today’s unfortunate environment, not just in Washington but I think around the world.”
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Former U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson received a hero’s welcome in the Georgia House on Thursday, where he was celebrated for his four decades of public service and honored with a new research program.
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Georgia U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson returned to his beloved Senate this week for the first time since announcing his retirement armed with a secret plan. The three-term Republican, who over two decades on Capitol Hill has honed a reputation as an affable dealmaker, is determined to pull off one last major bipartisan policy coup before his Dec. 31 departure date. On which thorny policy issue, he refused to say.
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