Scientific Importance

First Place - James L. Wittliff, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Gene Expression Profiles and Tumor Marker Signatures of Human Breast Carcinoma Cells Procured by Laser Capture Microdissection.

Second Place - William D. Ehringer, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Development of a Direct Cellular Energy Delivery System.

Third Place - Enzmann Volker, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, In Vitro Differentiation of Rat Neural Stem Cells Into Retinal Pigment Epithelium-Like Cells.

Innovation in Biotechnology

First Place - Aly A. Farag, Speed School, CVIP Lab., Surgical Simulation: Myth or Reality?

Second Place - William D. Ehringer, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Development of a Direct Cellular Energy Delivery System.

Third Place - L. C. McDonald, Department of Medicine, Development of Handheld Computer Software to Assist in Antimicrobial Evaluation and Generation of Customized Feedback

Innovation in Behavioral Sciences

First Place - Dennis L. Molfese, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Dyslexic, Average, and Advanced Readers Engage Different Brain Regions While Reading

Second Place - Victoria J. Molfese, College of Education and Human Development, Dynamic Brain Processing of Speech in Newborn Infants

Third Place - Vicki P. Hines-Martin, School of Nursing, Patterns and Pathways to Mental Health Care:  Experiences of African American Males and Females

Most Promising Basic Science Research

First Place - George D. Mower, Department of Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology, Differential Display PCR Identifies a Specific Member of the Munc13 Family as a Candidate Neuroplasticity Gene in Visual Cortex

Second Place (tie) - Paula J. Bates, Brown Cancer Center/Department of Medicine, Nucleolin: A Novel Marker and Therapeutic Target for Cancer?

Second Place (tie) - Sven-Ulrik Gorr, School of Dentistry, A Secreted BPI-Like Protein in Human Saliva: Cloning, Purification and Expression of Parotid Secretory Protein (PSP) and Design of Anti-Inflammatory Peptides

Potential for Major Clinical Applications

First Place - Victor H. Fingar, Department of Surgery, Determination of New Treatment Protocols for Use of Photodynamic Therapy.

Second Place - Renato V. LaRocca, Kentuckiana Cancer Institute, Early Results of a Randomized Prospective Pilot Screening Trial of Annual Low-Dose Spiral Computed Tomography versus Annual Radiography of the Chest in Patients at Increased Risk for Lung Cancer: The Jewish Hospital Lung Cancer Screening Study.

Third Place - Theresa Chen, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, S-Adenosylmethionine Protects Against Acute Alcohol-Induced Liver Injury.

Faculty Award for Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Herbert A. Lassiter, Department of Pediatrics, The Administration of Complement Component C9 Augments Hypoxic-Ischemic Cerebral Infarct Volume in Neonatal Rats.

Faculty Award for Extramural Funding

Lui Cai, Department of Medicine