Enrico Greppi Award

The Italian Society for the Study of Headache and the European Headache Federation sponsor an Award in memory of Enrico Greppi, pioneer and expert in the study of headache.

SISC | Società Italiana per lo Studio delle Cefalee

Enrico Greppi (1896 - 1969)

The purpose of this award is to recognize and reward original papers in the field of headache published in the year preceding the award by members of the national societies affiliated with the EHF.

Enrico Greppi Award 2026 for the Innovation in Headache Medicine

Only research papers submitted to Confinia Cephalalgica from June 20, 2026 to September 30, 2026 are eligible for submission.

Confinia Cephalalgica, SISC, and Page Press announce that the deadline for the Enrico Greppi Award 2026 is on September 30, 2026.

Here you can read the Announcement.

Further information - https://www.confiniacephalalgica.com/site/announcement/view/173

Winners

2024 - Rotterdam
- Winner: Roberta Messina
  Biomarkers of Migraine and Cluster Headache: Differences and Similarities - Roberta Messina, Carole H. Sudre, Diana Y. Wei, Massimo Filippi, Sebastien Ourselin, Peter J. Goadsby
2023 - Barcellona
- Winner: Romina Nassini
  Schwann cell endosome CGRP signals elicit periorbital mechanical allodynia in mice - F. De Logu*, R. Nassini*, A. Hegron*, L. Landini, D.D. Jensen, R. Latorre, J. Ding, M. Marini, D. Souza Monteiro de Araujo, P. Ramírez-Garcia, M. Whittaker, J. Retamal, M. Titiz, A. Innocenti, T.P. Davis, N. Veldhuis, B.L. Schmidt, N.W. Bunnett, P. Geppetti
2021 - Berlino virtuale
- Winner: Luis M. García-Marín
  Phenome-wide analysis highlights putative causal relationships between migraine and other complex traits – L. M. García-Marín, A. I. Campos, N. G. Martin, G. Cuéllar-Partida, M. E. Rentería
2019 - Athenes
- Winner: Antonio Russo
  Advanced visual network and cerebellar hyper-responsiveness to trigeminal nociception in migraine with aura - A. Russo, A. Tessitore, M. Silvestro, F. Di Nardo, F. Trojsi, T. Del Santo, R. De Micco, F. Esposito, G. Tedeschi
2018 - Florence
- Winner: Marco Lisicki, Kevin D’Ostilio, Gianluca Coppola, Felix Scholtes, Alain Maertens de Noordhout, Vincenzo Parisi, Jean Schoenen, Delphine Magis
  Evidence of an increased neuronal activation-to-resting glucose uptake ratio in the visual cortex of migraine patients: a study comparing 18FDG-PET and visual evoked potentials - M. Lisicki, K. D’Ostilio, G. Coppola, F. Scholtes, A. Maertens de Noordhout, V. Parisi, J. Schoenen, D. Magis
2017 - Rome
- Winner: Richard B. Lipton, MD
  Fluctuations in episodic and chronic migraine status over the course of one year: implications for diagnosis, treatment and clinical trial design - D. Serrano, R.B. Lipton, A.I. Scher, M.L. Reed, W.F. Stewart, A.M. Adams, D.C. Buse
2016 - Glasgow
- Winner: Anna Steinberg
  Expression of messenger molecules and receptors in rat and human sphenopalatine ganglion – A. Steinberg, S.D. Frederiksen, F.W. Blixt, K. Warfvinge, L. Edvinsson
2015 - Vienna
- Winner: Tone Heinskou, Stine Maarbjerg
  Trigeminal neuralgia – a coherent cross-specialty management program - T. Heinskou, S. Maarbjerg, P. Rochat, F. Wolfram, R.Højland Jensen, L. Bendtsen
2014 - Copenhagen
- Winner: Lyn R. Griffiths
  Genetic association and gene expression studies suggest that genetic variants in the SYNE1 and TNF genes are related to menstrual migraine - A.J. Rodriguez-Acevedo, R.A. Smith, B. Roy, H. Sutherland, R.A. Lea, A. Frith, E.A. MacGregor, L.R. Griffiths
2013 - Florence
- Winner: Karl Messlinger
  Changes in calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor component and nitric oxide receptor (sGC) immunoreactivity in rat trigeminal ganglion following glyceroltrinitrate pretreatment - K. Seiler, J.I. Nusser, J.K. Lennerz, W.L. Neuhuber, K. Messlinger
2012 - London
- Winner: Sait Ashina, Daniel Serrano
  Depression and risk of transformation of episodic to chronic migraine - S. Ashina, D. Serrano, R.B. Lipton, M. Maizels, A.N. Manack, C.C. Turkel, M.L. Reed, D.C. Buse
2010 - Nice
- Winner: Oliver Summ
  A potential nitrergic mechanism of action for indomethacin, but not of other COX inhibitors - relevance to indomethacin-sensitive headaches - O. Summ, A.P Andreou, S. Akerman, P.J Goadsby
2008 - London
- Winner: Julio Pascual
  Headaches precipitated by cough, prolonged exercise or sexual activity: a prospective etiological and clinical study - J. Pascual, A. González-Mandly A, R. Martín, A. Oterino
2006 - Valencia
- Winner: Michael Bjørn Russell
  Is infrequent episodic, frequent episodic and chronic tension-type headache inherited? A population based study of 11,199 twin pairs - M.B. Russell, J. Šaltytė-Benth, N. Levi
2004 - Rotterdam
- Winner: Dan A. Svensson
  Heritability of migraine as a function of definition - D.A. Svensson, E. Waldenlind, K. Ekbom, N.L. Pedersen
2002 - Istanbul
- Winner Seniors category: Paola Sarchielli
  Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with chronic daily headache: relationship with nerve growth factor and glutamate levels - A. Alberti, F. Coppola, A. Baldi, A. Floridi
2000 - London
- Winner: Vijaya Nagesh
  Is there a brainstem generator of chronic daily headache? - V. Nagesh, K.M.A. Welch, S. K. Aurora, N. Gelman, S. Gopal
1995 - Toronto
- Winner Seniors category: Maria Nicolodi
- Winner Juniors category: B. Russell
1993 - Paris
- Winner Seniors category: Paolo Martelletti
1991 - Washington
- Winner Seniors category: Gian Camillo Manzoni
- Winner Juniors category: Maria Gabriella Buzzi
1989 - Sydney
- Winner Seniors category: Fabio Facchinetti
- Winner Juniors category: Maria Nicolodi