Description: This is an award for the best poster presentation by a student at the annual meetings of the Teratology Society (TS) and Neurobehavioral Teratology Society (NBTS). It is jointly sponsored by the Middle Atlantic Reproduction and Teratology Association (MARTA) and sanofi-aventis. Currently the award consists of a plaque and $250, although the monetary award is subject to change.

Jim Bradford was a past-President of MARTA, Sigma Xi and on Committees of the Teratology Society. He was Director of R&D Operations at Sanofi at the time of his death. Jim mentored several current members of the Teratology Society and was a pioneer in Industrial Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology (DART) Testing. Jim was the consummate scientist, well respected and universally liked.

Eligibility requirements: Currently the award is presented for the best student (undergraduate or graduate) and post-doctoral posters presented at the joint TS/NBTS meeting.

Judging process: Judging is based on the poster subject and impact, clarity of presentation, and appearance, and on the presenter's understanding/knowledge (evaluated by answers to questions from the judges).

Past recipients

2010
Augustine K. Agyekum, University of Georgia (predoctoral)
Poster Title: “Oral Administration of Yogurt Reduces Listeria monocytogenes Tissue Invasion and Stillbirths in Guinea Pigs”

Sherif Eltonsy, University of Montreal (predoctoral)
Poster Title: “Beta2-Agonists Use during Pregnancy and the Risk of Congenital Malformations”

2009
Denita Williams, University of Georgia (predoctoral)
Poster Title: “Risk Assessment for Listeria monocytogenes-Induced Stillbirths Based on Dose Response in Pregnant Guinea Pigs and Nonhuman Primates”

Ann Marie Ramkissoon, University of Toronto (predoctoral)
Poster Title: “Methamphetamine (METH)-Initiated Cognitive Neurodevelopmental Deficits in Nuclear Factor-E2-Related Factor 2 (Nrf2)-Deficient Knockout Mice”

2008
Student - Claudio Gutierrez, VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (Blacksburg, VA) - "Maternal Hyperglycemic Impact on Fetal Myocardial Apoptosis Gene Expression: Potential Relationship to Cardiac Defects".

Post-Doc - Nada Djokanovic, Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) "Medications for Restless Leg Syndrome in Pregnancy".

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