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STUDENT MANUSCRIPT AWARD

PROTOCOL FOR STUDENT MANUSCRIPT AWARD SUBCOMMITTEE 
Last updated March 2025


The American College of Zoological Medicine (ACZM) is soliciting nominations for its Student Manuscript Award. This award recognizes up to two outstanding papers published in the peer-reviewed scientific literature in calendar year 2024 that resulted from research conducted by veterinarians engaged in a post-graduate training program (internship, residency, Master’s or PhD degree) under the tutelage of an ACZM diplomate. The award, in the form of a plaque and up to $1,000, will be announced and awarded at the ACZM annual business meeting in the fall.

An ACZM diplomate or honorary ACZM member, who served as the nominee’s mentor, may nominate several nominees but only one manuscript per nominee may be submitted. To nominate a recipient for this honor, the ACZM mentor should submit a copy of the published paper in .pdf format accompanied by a signed cover letter (also in .pdf format) detailing the paper’s merits and certifying that the work described in the publication was conducted while the nominee was engaged in a training program under the Diplomate’s mentorship. The nominee must be the first author on the paper, and the paper must report on original work conducted by the nominee during his/her training program; case reports are not eligible for this competition. There are no restrictions on the journal in which the nominee’s work was published other than that it must be a peer-reviewed scientific publication.

Nominated manuscripts will be reviewed by the ACZM Student Manuscript Award subcommittee, comprised of a chairperson and a minimum of two additional committee members, and the committee’s recommendation will be forwarded to the ACZM Executive Committee for approval. Manuscripts will be judged according to the following criteria: overall scientific merit; writing quality; and contribution of the work to advancing the field of zoological medicine and the mission of the ACZM.

Nominations are due to the Award Subcommittee chairperson, Pauline Delnatte, DVM, DACZM (pdelna01@uoguelph.ca) by July 1, 2025. Please feel free to contact Pauline Delnatte if you have questions.

ACZM Student Manuscript Awards
2025 Manuscript Award Winners


Dr. Yannick Van de Weyer won for the paper titled "Histopathological Characterization and Grading of Chronic Enterocolitis in Sulawesi Crested Macaques (Macaca nigra)." (Comp Pathol 212 (2024) 6e15). 

Nominated by: Stamos Tahas

Dr. Karine Beland won for the paper titled "Diet-induced nephrocalcinosis in aquarium-raised juvenile spotted wolffish Anarhichas minor." (Dis Aquat Org 157: 19-30, 2024). 

Nominated by: Stephane Lair
2025 Student Manuscript Award 2

Previous Winners of the ACZM Student Manuscript Award

2025 Award
Awardee: Yannick Van de Weyer
Mentor: Stamos Tahas
Manuscript Title: Histopathological Characterization and Grading of Chronic Enterocolitis in Sulawesi Crested Macaques (Macaca nigra). Comp Pathol 212 (2024) 6e15.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2024.05.002

Awardee: Karine Beland
Mentor: Stephane Lair
Manuscript Title: Diet-induced nephrocalcinosis in aquarium-raised juvenile spotted wolffish Anarhichas minor. Dis Aquat Org 157: 19–30, 2024.
doi:10.3354/dao03769

2024 Award
Awardee: Ellen Hayes
Mentor: Matt Allender 
Manuscript Title: Haynes E, Stanford K, Cox S, Vivirito K, Durante K, Wright A, Gramhofer M, Pohly A, Gartlan B, Fredrickson K, Allender MC. Controlled clinical trial  using terbinafine nebulization to treat wild lake Erie watersnakes (Nerodia sipedon insularum) with ophidiomycosis. J Zoo Wildl Med. 2024 Jan;54(4):746-756. doi: 10.1638/2023-0050. PMID: 38251998.
doi: 10.1638/2023-0050

Awardee: Michael McEntire
Mentor: Matt Allender 
Manuscript Title: McEntire MS, Landolfi JA, Adkesson MJ, Papich MG, Sander SJ, Roy L, Talley A, Vincent L, Allender MC. The pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of oral ponazuril in the treatment of isosporosis in passerine birds. J Zoo Wildl Med. 2023 Oct;54(3):561-572. doi: 10.1638/2022-0091. PMID: 37817622.
doi: 10.1638/2023-0050

2023 Award 
Awardee: Anthony Cerreta
Mentor: Krista Keller
Manuscript Title: Bioencapsulation is a feasible method of terbinafine administration in Emydomyces testavorans-infected western pond turtles (Actinemys marmorata)
doi: 10.2460/ajvr.22.08.0138

2022 Award
Awardee: Juliette Raulic
Mentor: Claire Vergneau-Grosset
Manuscript Title: Pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and toxicology study of robenacoxib in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)" published in the Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 
doi: 10.1638/2020-0130

2021 Award
Awardee: Abby McClain
Mentor: Sam Ridgway
Manuscript Title: Physiological Effects of Low Salinity Exposure on Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
doi: 10.3390/jzbg1010005

Awardee: Kathryn Perrin
Mentor: Mads Bertelsen
Manuscript Title: Biological Variation of Hematology and Biochemistry Parameters for the Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus), and Applicability of Population-Derived Reference Intervals
doi: 10.1638/2020-0007

2020 Award
Awardee: Molly Martony
Mentor: Ruth Francis-Floyd
Manuscript Title: Clinicopathologic prognostic indicators of survival and pathological findings in cold-stressed Florida manatees
doi: 10.3354/dao03306
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2010-2019
2010-2019

2019 Award 

Awardee: Eva Maria Greunz

Mentor: Mads Bertelsen

Manuscript Title: Elimination of intracardiac shunting provides stable gas anesthesia in tortoises

doi: 10.3354/dao03306


2018 Award

Awardee: Lori SH Westmoreland

Mentor: Michael Stoskopf

Manuscript Title: Altered acrylic acid concentrations in hard and soft corals exposed to deteriorating water conditions 

doi: 10.1139/facets-2016-0064


2017 Award

Awardee: Julie Sheldon 

Mentor: Sharon Deem

Manuscript Title: Comparison of total leukocyte quantification methods in free-living Galapagos tortoises (CHELONOIDIS SPP.)

doi: 10.1638/2015-0159.1


2016 Award

Awardee: Jennifer Hausmann

Manuscript Title: Experimental challenge study of FV2-like Ranavirus Infection in Previously FV3-like Ranavirus Infected Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) to Assess Infection and Survival

doi: 10.1638/2015-0022.1


2015 Award

Awardee: Michelle Verant

Manuscript Title: White-nose syndrome initiates a cascade of physiologic disturbances in the hibernating bat host 

doi: 10.1186/s12899-014-0010-4


2014 Award

Awardee: Sally A. Nofs

Manuscript Title: Prenatal passive transfer of maternal immunity in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)

doi: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2013.03.008


2013 Award

Awardee: Natalie Hall

Manuscript Title: Serum osmolality and effects of water deprivation in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)

doi: 10.1177/1040638712445770 

 

2013 Honorable Mention

Awardee: Marion Desmarchelier

Manuscript Title: Evaluation of a fracture pain model in domestic pigeons (Columbia livia)

doi: 10.2460/ajvr.73.3.353

 

2012 No Award

 

2011 Award

Awardee: Peter A. Black

Manuscript Title: Pharmacokinetics of tramadol hydrochloride and its metabolite o-desmethyltramadol in peafowl (Pavo cristatus)

doi: 10.1638/2010-0054.1


2010 Award

Awardee: Sathya K. Chinnadurai

Manuscript Title: Experimental Infection of Native North Carolina Salamanders with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-45.3.631

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2000-2009
2000-2009

2009 Award

Awardee: Robert A. MacLean

Manuscript Title: Propofol anesthesia in loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtles

doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-44.1.143


2008 No Award


2007 Award

Awardee: Christine Fiorello

Manuscript Title: Demography, hunting ecology and pathogen exposure of domestic dogs in the Isoso of Bolivia

doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00466.x


2006 Award

Awardee: James Wellehan

Manuscript Title: Varanid herpesvirus 1: a novel herpesvirus associated with proliferative stomatitis in green tree monitors (Varanus prasinus)

doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00466.x


2005 Award

Awardee: Christine V. Fiorello

Manuscript Title: Seroprevalnce of pathogens in domestic carnivores on the border of Madidi National Park, Bolivia

doi: 10.1017/S1367943003001197


2004 Award

Awardee: Brad A. Lock

Manuscript Title: Use of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of antibody responses in Argentine boa constrictors (Boa constrictor occidentalis)

doi: 10.2460/ajvr.2003.64.388


2003 Award

Awardee: Chris Dutton

Manuscript Title: Hydromyelia in a Reeves’ Muntjac (Munteacus reevesi)

doi: 10.1638/1042-7260(2002)033[0256:HIARMM]2.0.CO;2


2002 No Award


2001 Award

Awardee: Tracy Clippinger

Manuscript Title: Morbidity and mortality associated with a new mycoplasma species from captive American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis)

doi: 10.1638/1042-7260(2000)031[0303:MAMAWA]2.0.CO;2


2000 Award

Awardee: Jean Pare

Manuscript Title: Humoral response and protection from experimental challenge following vaccination of raccoon pups with a modified-live canine distemper virus vaccine

doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-35.3.430

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1993-1999
1993-1999

1999 Award

Awardee: Keith Bensen

Manuscript Title: Characterization of the Renal Portal System of the Common Green Iguana by Digital Subtraction


1998 Award

Awardee: Peter Holz

Manuscript Title:The anatomy and perfusion of the renal portal system in the red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)


1997 Award

Awardee: Lee A. Young

Manuscript Title: Disposition of Enrofloxacin and its Metabolite Ciprofloxacin after Intramuscular Injection in Juvenile Burmese Pythons (Python molurus bivittatus)


1996 Award

Awardee: Ramiro Isaza

Manuscript Title: The Prevalence of Benzimidazole-Resistant Trichostrongyloid Nematodes in Antelope Collections in Florida


1995 Award

Awardee: Lucy Spelman

Manuscript Tile: Anesthesia of North American river otters with medetomidine-ketamine and reversal by atipamezole


1994 Award

Awardee: Lucy Spelman

Manuscript Title: Field Anesthesia in the North American River Otter


1993 Award

Awardee: Nadine Lamberski

Manuscript Title: Fluid Dynamics of Intraosseous Fluid Administration in Birds. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 

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