Description: This annual award is presented in recognition of the best paper accepted or published in the journal Birth Defects Research. The dual purpose of the award is to provide recognition to the authors of the best paper and to encourage authors trained in various disciplines to submit high quality papers to Birth Defects Research. The award amount is $1,500. The essence of the winning publication will be presented and discussed by the primary author at an award ceremony at the annual meeting of the Teratology Society. Travel costs, registration fees, and funding for a one-year membership in the Teratology Society will be included for qualified applicants. Mrs. James G. Wilson is a tireless supporter of the Teratology Society and through the James G. Wilson Foundation has provided the generous resources for this prestigious award.

Eligibility requirements: Publication of one or more papers in the journal Birth Defects Research in the 12 months (January 1 - December 31) of the year prior to the selection.

Judging process: Papers to be considered for this award are nominated by the editor and the section editors of Birth Defects Research. The winning publication is selected by the Teratology Society's Publication Committee based on its originality, approach and impact. The primary focus of the publication must be on research on the mechanisms of dysmorphology and/or developmental susceptibility, and it must have significant impact on the discipline.

Past recipients

2006 - 2007

Claudine P. Torfs, Roberta E. Christianson, David M. Iovannisci, Gary M. Shaw, and Edward J. Lammer. "Selected Gene Polymorphisms and Their Interaction With Maternal Smoking, as Risk Factors for Gastroschisis." Birth Defects Research Part A 76:723-730 2006

2005 - 2006

Diana M. Juriloff , Muriel J. Harris, Sarah L. Dewell, Carolyn J. Brown , Dixie L. Mager , Liane Gagnier , and Diana G. Mah. "Investigations of the Genomic Region that Contains the clf1 Mutation, a Causal Gene in Multifactorial Cleft Lip and Palate in Mice." Birth Defects Research Part A 73:103-113

2004 - 2005

Karen A. Augustine-Rauch, Qin J. Zhang, Jennifer L. Leonard, Antony Chadderton, Michael J. Welsh, Harshard K. Rami, Mervyn Thompson, Laramie Gaster and Patrick J. Weir.  "Evidence for a molecular mechanism of teratogenicity of SB-236057, a 5-HT1B receptor inverse agonist that alters axial formation."  Birth Defects Research Part A 70:789-807.

2003-2004

Luisa S. Thang and Richard H. Finnell "Neural and Orofacial Defects in Folbp 1 Knockout Mice" Birth Defects Research (Part A) 67:209-218, 2003

Presentation given by Louisa S. Tang

2002-2003

Michael F. O'Hara, Jeffrey H. Charlap, Robert C. Craig and Thomas B. Knudsen
"Mitochondrial Transduction of Ocular Teratogenesis During Methylmercury
Exposure" Teratology 65:131-144 2002

Presentation given by Michael F. O'Hara

2001-2002

D. M. Jurloff, T. M. Gunn,
M. J. Harris, D. G. Mah,
M. K. Wu, and S. L. Dewell
"Multifactorial Genetics of Exencephaly in SELH/Bc Mice"
Teratology 64:189-200, 2001

Presentation given by
D.M. Jurloff

2000-2001

J.L. Ingram, C.J. Stodgell,
S.l. Hyman, D.A. Figlewicz,
L.R. Weitkamp and P.M. Rodier.
"Discovery of allelic variants of HOXA1 and HOXB1: Genetic susceptibility to autism spectrum disorders."
Teratology 62:393-405, 2000

Presentation given by
C. J. Stodgell and P. M. Rodier

1999-2000

J. C. Craig, G. D. Bennett,
R. C. Miranda, S. A. Mackler,
and R. H. Finnell.
"Ribonucleotide Reductase Subunit R1: A Gene Conferring Sensitivity to Valproic Acid-Induced Neural Tube Defects in Mice."
Teratology 61:305-313. 2000

Presentation given by
Gregory Bennett in
Dr. Finnell's absence.