Congratulations to the 2015 AATB Award Winners
Today, the AATB will recognize the following award winners at the 2015 Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona. Please join us in congratulating them on their accomplishments.
Annual Association Awards
Kenneth W. Sell Memorial Award
Ralph Powers, DDS, CTBS
George W. Hyatt Memorial Award
Alyce Linthurst Jones, PhD
Jeanne C. Mowe Distinguished Service Award
George McCann, MD, CTBS
Communication and Education Awards
Outstanding Professional Education
Outstanding Professional Education for Death Investigation Professionals
LifeNet Health, Dr. Samantha Wetzler
Outstanding Public Education
Empowering Individuals to Make a Difference
United Tissue Network, Amanda Cruz
The Groundbreaker Award
Donor Alliance Utilizes Transplantation Science Program
to Educate Youth on Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation
Donor Alliance, Andrea Smith
Outstanding Abstract Awards
Outstanding Scientific Abstract
Ultrastructure Determination and Extensive Characterization of Cytokines in Fresh-Frozen, Freeze-Dried and y-Irradiated Human Amniotic Membrane
Authors:
Adolfo Paolin, Treviso Tissue Bank
Diletta Trojan, Treviso Tissue Bank
Raffaele Niero, Treviso Tissue Bank
Elisa Cogliati, Treviso Tissue Bank
Outstanding Non-Scientific Abstract
Skin Prep: How we lowered our positive skin culture rate
Authors:
Patrick Countryman, CTBS, New England Organ Bank
Kristina Andrzejewski, CTBS, New England Organ Bank
Outstanding Scientific Abstract by a CTBS
The Donor Recovery Prep: From what was to what works
Authors:
Ryan Nelson, CTBS, Donor Network of Arizona
Sam Ritter, CTBS, Donor Network of Arizona
Rhiannon Knueven, CTBS, Donor Network of Arizona