Arthur W. Rowe Best Paper Award

In 2018, the Society for Cryobiology established the Arthur W. Rowe Best Paper Award, to recognize the most outstanding paper published annually in Cryobiology. The award is named for founding member of the Society, Arthur W. Rowe. 
Dr. Rowe is Professor of Forensic Medicine at the New York University Medical Center, former Investigator and Director of Cryobiology at the New York Blood Center, and former adjunct Professor of Biology at SUNY, Binghamton. He obtained his B.A. degree in Biology and Chemistry from Duke University and his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Rutgers University. His principal research interests have been in cryopreservation of formed elements of blood, primarily red cells, leukocytes, and platelets. He has recently been involved in research on hemopoietic stem cells from cord blood, peripheral blood progenitor cells, and mesenchymal cells extracted from fat tissue. He has also published over 200 papers and scientific communications. Dr. Rowe is a pioneering member of the Society for Cryobiology and has served in many capacities including President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Member of the Board of Governors. He was Abstract Editor of the journal Cryobiology from 1964 to 1969, Associate Editor from 1969 to 1972, and Editor-in-Chief from 1971 to 1995. He was elected by his peers to the position of Fellow of the Society for Cryobiology and was awarded the prestigious Basil J. Luyet Medal by the Society for outstanding contributions to the science and practice of Cryobiology.

During his 24-year tenure as its Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Rowe turned Cryobiology from a fledgling, self-published journal into an internationally acclaimed, professionally published journal with an outstanding scientific reputation and high impact rating. His strict fiscal management is responsible for making the Journal financially solvent, leaving the Society with substantial monetary reserves upon his retirement as Editor-in-Chief. Cryobiology continues to be an outstanding scientific journal. In 2018 he was honored by the Society which created the eponymous yearly award, “Arthur W. Rowe Award for Best Paper in the Journal Cryobiology.”

Aim 
To recognize and publicize outstanding research published in Cryobiology.
Eligibility
No application is required. All papers published in Cryobiology during the calendar year are automatically considered for the award. The Cryobiology editorial board reviews the papers annually and selects a winner. 
Award

The corresponding author of the winning paper will be invited to attend the Society's Annual Meeting as a special guest. The corresponding author will be presented with an awards plaque and be invited to deliver a lecture on their winning research.  

Arthur W. Rowe Best Paper Award Winners

 
Matthew Powell-Palm & Janet A.W. Elliot
CRYO2023 Awards Session, July 27, 2023

2023 Winner
METHODS TO STABILIZE AQUEOUS SUPERCOOLING IDENTIFIED BY USE OF AN ISOCHORIC NUCLEATION DETECTION (INDe) DEVICE
Volume 106, June 2022, Pages 91-101

Anthony N. Consiglio, Drew Lilley, Ravi Prasher, Boris Rubinsky, Matthew J. Powell-Palm

Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA

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2022 Winner
ApSERPIN-ZX FROM AGAPANTHUS PRAECOX, IS A POTENTIAL CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT TO PLANT CRYOPRESERVATION
Volume 98, February 2021, Pages 103-111

Guanqun Chen, Ruilian Li, Xiaohui Shen

School of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China

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2021 Winner 
USING ENGINEERED MODELS TO SHORTEN CRYOPROTECTANT LOADING TIME FOR THE VITRIFICATION OF ARTICULAR CARTILAGE
Volume 92, 1 February 2020, Pages 180-188

NadiaShardta, Zhirong Chena, Shuying Claire Yuana, KezhouWub,d, Leila Laouarb, Nadr M.Jomhab, Janet A.W.Elliotta,c

aDepartment of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G 1H9, Canada
bDepartment of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G 2B7, Canada
cDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G 2R7, Canada
dDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China

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2020 Winner
GENETIC SUPPRESSION OF CRYOPROTECTANT TOXICITY
Volume 86, February 2019, Pages 95-102. 

James R.Cypsera, Wallace S.Chickbc, Gregory M. Fahyd, Garrett J.Schumachera, Thomas E.Johnson*ae

aInstitute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado Boulder, USA
bDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA
cCharles C. Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA
d21st Century Medicine, Inc., Fontana, CA, USA
eDepartment of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, USA

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Dayong Gao, Arthur W. Rowe, James Benson
CRYO2019 Awards Banquet, July 25, 2019

2019 Winner
A TOXICITY COST FUNCTION APPROACH TO OPTIMAL CPA EQUILIBRATION IN TISSUES
Volume 80, February 2018, Pages 144-155

James D.Benson*a, Adam Z. Higginsb, KunjanDesaic, AliErogluc

a Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
b School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, USA
c Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, USA

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