Description: This award recognizes a scientist who has significantly contributed to the field of teratology over his/her career. The award recipient presents a lecture scheduled as a highlight of the Teratology Society's annual meeting.

Eligibility requirements: A distinguished career devoted to research in the field of teratology. The lecturer need not be a member of the Teratology Society. Candidates can be nominated by members of the Teratology Society, and at times nominations have also been made by an ad hoc selection committee.

Judging process: The Warkany Lecturer is selected by the president of the Teratology Society from the list of nominated candidates.

Past recipients

2011
Kathleen Sulik
University of North Carolina
A Tail of Mice and Men, Embryos and Ethanol (Download Presentation - Password-Protected)

2010
Diana M. Juriloff
University of British Columbia
50 Years of Progress in Understanding the Causes of Three Common Birth Defects (Download Presentation - Password-Protected)

2009
Jan M. Friedman
University of British Columbia
Clinical Teratology: In Bed With the Devil? (Download Presentation - Password-Protected)

2008
Richard H. Finnell
Institute of Biosciences and Teratology
Texas A&M Health Science Center
Genetic Susceptibility to Teratogen Induced-Birth Defects: A Global Adventure

Award recipient archive