The Michael DeLeo award is presented to the individual that receives the highest score in the poster competition at our annual meeting. The poster committee scores the poster based on abstract, methodology and conclusions, as well as an oral presentation. After careful consideration the panel of judges scores each poster and the average of three scores is calculated. The highest score is announced at the awards luncheon and that individual is presented with the Michael DeLeo award.

Past Awardees

• Darcy Gagne, SRS, RLATG, CVT, BS, 2018
  “Microporous Polysaccharide Hemosphere (MPH)-Based Surgical Hemostat Powder Does Not Interfere with Healing When Applied to a Surgically-Created Ovine Bone Defect”
• Krista Schutt, 2018
  “Comparative Analysis of Hemostatic Agents in a Porcine Liver Biopsy Model”
• Andree Lapierre, BS, CMAR, SRS, 2017
  “Evaluation of Two Surgical Models of Renal Failure in the Mouse: 3/4 and 5/6 Nephrectomy”
• Shawn Kozlov, 2016
  "Surgical Approach to Creating an Adjustable Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) in a Pig for MRI Perfusion Studies"
• Marcus Carvalho, 2015
  "Local And Systemic Effects Of Fibrin* And Octyl-Cyanoacrylate** Adhesives Applied To Lung Lesions In Rabbits"
• Brian Hanks, DVM, MS, ACLAM, 2014
  "Short-Acting & Long-Acting Buprenorphine Therapeutic Drug Levels Following Single Subcutaneous Administration in Diabetic Yucatan Miniswine"
• Justin Prater, SRA, BS, 2013
  "Endoscopic Placement Of A Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Feeding Tube In Juvenile Swine"
• Michelle Lewis, 2012
  "Development of a Porcine Model to Study the Metabolic Consequences of Bile Diversion"
• Nance Moran, 2011
  "Development Of An Arthroscopic In Situ Polymerization Technique For Cartilage Defect Repair In Goats"
• Lisa Johnson, A. Murphy, J. Doherty, M. Wadanoli, 2010
  "Comparison of Buprenorphine and Fentanyl Transdermal Patch for Analgesia in New Zealand White (NZW) Rabbits Undergoing Unilateral Ulna Ostectomy"
• Allison S. Parlapiano, Christopher Loewrigkeit, Carol Ann Keohane, Denise Visco, Emily Hickey, 2009
  "5/6 Nephrectomy: Comparison of Two Surgical Techniques in Male Sprague-Dawley Rat"
  Allison S. Parlapiano, Merck & Co, Department of Central Pharmacology, Rahway, NJ
• Teresa Gleason, 2008
  "Ambulatory Continuous Intravenous Infusion Model for Pregnant Dutch Belted Rabbits"
  T. Gleason, T. Edwards, W. Miller, E. Sloter, D. Stump, C. Chengelis, WIL Research Laboratories, LLC, Ashland, OH
• Timothy Edwards, 2007
  "Fluid Percussion: A Surgical Model of Brain Trauma in the Rat"
  T.R. Edwards, T.R. Gleason, C.P. Chengelis, A.E. Radovsky, M.T. Herberth, WIL Research Laboratories, LLC
• Scott Wingerter, 2006 (First Place)
  “Comparison of Two Different Fixation Techniques for a Segmental Defect in a Rat Femur Model”
  Scott Wingerter, Graham Calvert, Michelle Tucci, Audrey Tsao, George Russell and Hamed Benghuzzi
• Laura Franklin, 2006 (Second Place)
  “The Effects Of Growth Factors On Cellular Phospholipids”
  Laura Franklin, ShaDonna Jefferson, Michelle Tucci, Hamed Benghuzzi, and Rodney Baker, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
• Tina Martin, 2006 (Third Place)
  “Comparison of Bolus Administration of L-Dopa with Sustained Delivery of L-Dopa on dopaminergic neurons”
  Tina Martin, Hamed Benghuzzi and Michelle Tucci, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS