Anatomical Society Best Image Prize
Background
Judging Panel: Website, Media and Communications Committee.
Deadline Dates for Prizes: 31st May and 31st October.
Images: Should be a single colourful graphical image as a JPEG or TIF file with a minimum resolution of 300dpi and a maximum size of 3Mb, for use on our website/newsletter or other media. Please confirm that you have obtained permission from the people in any images that you send to us that they are content for their images to be used on the Anatomical Society website/newsletter or other media. By submitting an image you are confirming that you have obtained permission from the people in any photos that you send to us that they are content for their photos to be used on the Anatomical Society website/newsletter and other media.
Categories: There are two categories that images can be entered under: scientific image category and artwork image category. Scientific images include histology, microscopy and radiological images and are typically produced from anatomical research projects. Artwork images include drawings, paintings and photographs and are typically produced for educational purposes. Applicants will be asked to choose which category they are entering their image for on the application form.
Short Title: Title to identify image (no more than 3 words)
Narrative: A short narrative should accompany the image (50 words - similar to a figure legend). For example: what it is; how it was produced; why it is special and so forth.
Number of images: An applicant may submit not more than 1 image per category for any one competition. Normally images can only be submitted to a single competition.
Copyright: Applicants submitting images must either own the copyright of the image or have gained the explicit permission of the copyright holder for the image to be submitted for this award. By submitting an image (s) Applicants are confirming that either he/she own(s) the copyright of the image or have gained the explicit permission of the copyright holder for the image to be submitted for this award and to be used on the Anatomical Society website/newsletter and other media.
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Eligibility:
The lead submitting author must be a member of the Anatomical Society who has been elected to membership by Council by the submission date of the award and is up-to-date with their subscriptions to the Society.
Award:
£ 200 is awarded twice a year for both categories.
Submission: Complete entry form (NB. complete all boxes). Email as attachments the completed entry form and the image to theteam@anatsoc.org.uk
Entry Form
Previous Recipients of Best Image Prize
BEST IMAGE PRIZE (ARTWORK CATEGORY)
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These 3D printed lung models were created from 3D scan data of a historic teaching model and painted in textbook and cadaveric colours. There is often a disconnect between what students see in textbooks vs the laboratory, therefore, these models aid to bridge the gap for students learning. |
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Submission Date |
31.05.24 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s ) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Ms Victoria McCulloch, University of Edinburgh |
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Name(s) of Other submitting author(s ) and institution(s) |
Ms Kilmeny Wong, University of Edinburgh |
RUNNER-UP BEST IMAGE PRIZE (ARTWORK CATEGORY)
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Neonatal mouse retinal ganglion cells undergo programmed cell death. Apoptotic cells on the edge of the growing vasculature can be labelled with specific markers such as Yo-PRO1 that fluoresce when binding to fragmenting DNA. Composition (arranged by blue-yellow, green-red colour opponency) inspired by Andy Warhol paintings. |
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Submission Date |
31.05.24 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s ) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Professor Evelyne Sernagor, Newcastle University
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Name(s) of Other submitting author(s ) and institution(s) |
Dr Michael Savage, Newcastle University Ms Cori Bertram, Newcastle University |
BEST IMAGE PRIZE (SCIENTIFIC CATEGORY)
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20-week-old male STR/Ort mouse knee, synchrotron scanned at Diamond Light Source (MG28353-1), in coronal plane. Pixels more than one standard deviation away from mean greyscale values have been highlighted in ImageJ, and false colours applied in photoshop tinting bone (blue), marrow (orange), cartilage (green) and calcified cartilage (purple). |
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Submission Date |
15.05.24 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s ) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Dr Lucinda Evans, Royal Veterinary College, London and University of Brighton |
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Name(s) of Other submitting author(s ) and institution(s) |
Mr Mark Hopkinson, Royal Veterinary College, London |
RUNNER-UP BEST IMAGE PRIZE (SCIENTIFIC CATEGORY)
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Mice embryo of E-13 day showing the expression of P53 in developing embryo. Embryos were retrieved from pregnant mice and immunoexpression of p53 was observed with respect to different stages of lungs development namely Pseudoglandular, Canalicular and Saccular. In this image, the lungs are in pseudoglandular stage of lungs development. |
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Submission Date |
31.05.24 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s ) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Dr Amna Mughal, Dow University of Health Sciences, Pakistan |
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Name(s) of Other submitting author(s ) and institution(s) |
Professor. Dr. Mushtaq Hussain, Dow University of Health Sciences, Pakistan |
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Optic Chasm |
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Retinal axons in the optic chiasm and the optic tracts in an embryonic brain. The colours of the axons indicate regions of origins in the two retinas. Note that some axons cross and other don't, and the reordering of axons after the chiasm. |
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Submission Date |
09.10.2023 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s ) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Professor William A. Harris University of Cambridge |
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Name(s) of Other submitting author(s ) and institution(s) |
None |
RUNNER-UP BEST IMAGE PRIZE (ARTWORK CATEGORY)
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Cephalopod Beak |
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Description
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Series of rendered images illustrating cephalopod beak opening (top to bottom) and closing (bottom to top) sequence. Obtained from CT reconstruction which was furthered rendered in Autodesk Fusion 360 |
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Submission Date |
18.09.2023 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s ) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Dr Erwin Pauws University College London |
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Name(s) of Other submitting author(s ) and institution(s) |
Mr Marius Didziokas University College London Dr Louise Souquet University College London |
BEST IMAGE PRIZE (SCIENTIFIC CATEGORY)
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Invading Vasculature |
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During tooth development the vasculature (Red) surrounds the forming tooth and starts to invade the dental papilla in response to Wnt signalling (Green). Image shows a confocal 3D Z-stack of a murine embryonic tooth germ (E14.5). Lef1-positive cells (Green) and CD31-positive endothelial cells (Red) shown by immunofluorescence. Nuclei DAPI (Blue) |
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Submission Date |
27.10.2023 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s ) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Professor Abigail Tucker King's College London |
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Name(s) of Other submitting author(s ) and institution(s) |
Dr Hiba Asrar King's College London |
RUNNER-UP BEST IMAGE PRIZE (SCIENTIFIC CATEGORY)
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Computational tissue differentiation |
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We developed a computational algorithm to stimulate the bone formation at sutures. This image briefly presents the procedures from initial skull reconstruction of a 3-month-age individual, to the development of baseline in silico, model, end with predicted model at 12-month-age by expansion of cranial cavities and tissue differentiations at sutures. |
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Submission Date |
26.10.2023 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s ) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Mr Ce Liang University College London |
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Name(s) of Other submitting author(s ) and institution(s) |
Mr Marius Didziokas University College London |
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This artwork displays the intricate details of the skull of a Whitetail Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), a native North American species of cultural and ecological significance. Created with charcoal and carbon dust on clay board, the image highlights osteology features unique to this important mammal. |
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Submission Date |
16.05.23 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s ) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Professor Benjamin Crockett, North Central Michigan College, USA |
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Name(s) of Other submitting author(s ) and institution(s) |
N/A |
RUNNER-UP BEST IMAGE PRIZE (ARTWORK CATEGORY)
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Painting on primed canvas with acrylics, inspired from CT angiography of head and neck; signifies the system of arteries supplying various parts of brain and spinal cord. The background symbolizes a black out in case of starvation. In a healthy individual, the nourishment provided is depicted as a glowing bulb. |
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Submission Date |
30.05.23 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s ) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Professor Kalpana Ramachandran Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute(SRMC & RI), Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (SRIHER), Chennai, Tamilnadu, India |
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Ms Nivedha Saravanan Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute (SRMC & RI) Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (SRIHER), Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
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BEST IMAGE PRIZE (SCIENTIFIC CATEGORY)
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Description
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A max projection from a 3-D Z stack of a pregnant ovine mammary gland, produced through confocal microscopy after CUBIC optical tissue clearing. Macrophages, stained with IBA-1 (magenta), are abundant in the gland and exhibit close associations with myoepithelial cells, stained with alpha-SMA (yellow). Nuclei are stained with DAPI (cyan). |
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Submission Date |
26.05.23 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s ) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Mr Benjamin Davies, University of Cambridge |
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Name(s) of Other submitting author(s ) and institution(s) |
Dr Kate Hughes, University of Cambridge |
RUNNER-UP BEST IMAGE PRIZE (SCIENTIFIC CATEGORY)
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A >100-day old patient-derived astrocyte grown on neurotrophic proteins is shown here using a technique known as stimulated emission depletion (STED) which allows for enhanced resolution, overcoming the diffraction limit of light. Here nanoscale differences in F-actin (blue) structures can be observed, with enhanced micro-processes extension on the trophic proteins. |
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Submission Date |
11.05.23 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s ) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Mr Cian O’Connor, Tissue Engineering Research Group, Dept of Anatomy & Regenerative Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland |
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Name(s) of Other submitting author(s ) and institution(s) |
Mr Massimiliano Garre, Super Resolution Imaging Consortium, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland Ms Rena Mullally, Tissue Engineering Research Group, Dept of Anatomy & Regenerative Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland |
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A 3D maximum projection of a whole mount chicken embryo at stage HH11 constructed from a confocal stack. Hybridization chain reaction shows Uncx4.1 (green) and EphA4 (magenta) alongside DAPI (cyan). This reveals the rostral (EphA4) and caudal (Uncx4.1) identity of cells in newly forming somites. |
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Submission Date |
25/10/2022 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Mr Adam Moverley University College London |
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Name(s) of Other submitting author(s) and institution(s) |
Professor Claudio Stern University College, London |
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Confocal images (40X objective) of the structure and vasculature of the heart from a 18-day old mouse. A tranverse section of the heart (thickness 8µm) is immunostained to visualise cell membranes (red), endothelial cells (green, here seen as yellow since green overlaps with red) and cell nuclei (blue). |
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Submission Date |
27/10/22 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Ms Nithya N. Nair University of Edinburgh |
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Name(s) of Other submitting author(s) and institution(s) |
N/A |
JOINT RUNNER-UP BEST IMAGE PRIZE
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A 3D reconstruction and cross section of a mutant mouse heart collected at embryonic day (E) 15.5. Sections are produced using High Resolution Episcopic Microscopy (HREM) and processed by multiple image editing software that finally allows for accurate phenotypic analysis. This cross section shows a perimembranous ventricular septal defect. |
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Submission Date |
28/10/22 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Ms Aseel Abbad University of Nottingham |
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Name(s) of Other submitting author(s) and institution(s) |
Dr Siobhan Loughna University of Nottingham Professor David Brook University of Nottingham |
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The skull of a new fossil salamander from the Middle Jurassic of Scotland in front view. The image was created following X-ray microCT scan of fossil blocks, segmentation of individual bones in Amira 6.0, and reorientation of individual bones in Blender 2.9. The eyes are to indicate orbit location. |
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Submission Date |
31/10/22 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Dr Marc Jones University College London |
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Name(s) of Other submitting author(s) and institution(s) |
Professor Roger Benson University of Oxford Professor Susan Evans University College London
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SiR-actin labelling in stereocilial bundles from live auditory hair cells. |
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Submission Date |
22/09/22 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Dr Zoe F. Mann King’s College London |
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Name(s) of Other submitting author(s) and institution(s) |
Dr James O’Sullivan King’s College London |
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Breast cancer cell engaging in cross-talk with collagen fibrils in the extracellular matrix (ECM). This image taken by SEM of breast cancer cells cultured on collagen-based scaffolds, captures the extraordinary interactions between a breast cancer cell and its surrounding ECM which plays a major role in cancer progression. |
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Submission Date |
25.05.22 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s ) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Ms Elizabeth Sainsbury, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
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Name(s) of Other submitting author(s ) and institution(s) |
N/A |
JOINT RUNNER-UP PRIZE
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This digital artwork was created as a part of a self-directed project. Each image depicts the gross and microanatomy of the kidneys. I tried to create a unique style by combining traditional line drawing techniques with a hint of traditional Asian artwork. |
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Submission Date |
30.05.22 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Ms Daheen Lee |
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Name(s) of Other submitting author(s) and institution(s) |
N/A |
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Murine Eustachian Tube. Basal epithelial stem cells (Keratine 5 in green) give rise to two types of cells responsible for pathogens clearance from the middle ear. Goblets cells (plunc1 in white) produce mucines that are pushed towards the throat by Ciliated cells (acetylated tubuline in red). Nuclei in Blue (DAPI). |
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Submission Date |
20.05.22 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Dr Juan Manuel Fons Romero |
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Name(s) of Other submitting author(s) and institution(s) |
N/A |
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The white lightning bolt-like strands you see connecting and surrounding collagen IV-expressing cells (blue) are depositions of an extracellular protein, fibronectin (white). Here we see its deposition by human meningeal fibroblasts as they are grown on top of human spinal cord astrocytes. Red= cell nuclei. |
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Submission Date |
31.05.22 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Dr Martyna Stasiewicz |
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N/A |
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Graphite pencil and watercolour of a horse femur |
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Submission Date |
07/10/21 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Dr Fay Penrose, University of Liverpool, UK |
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Name(s) of Other submitting author(s) and institution(s) |
N/A |
RUNNER-UP PRIZE
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‘The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp’ (Rembrandt 1632) shows students studying cadaveric anatomy in the laboratory. Inspired by this painting’s composition, I created the ‘COVID-safe Anatomy Lesson’ in this acrylic on A3 canvas piece. My apologies to Rembrandt. |
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Submission Date |
30/09/21 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Professor Ian Johnson, Macquarie University,Sydney, Australia |
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Name(s) of Other submitting author(s) and institution(s) |
N/A |
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Pseudo-colorized scanning electron micrograph of the in vitro mineralised jellyfish collagen scaffold (Jellagen®Ltd). Owing to the highly porous structure of the scaffold, collagen fibres (PINK and GREEN) are randomly tangled in a flower-like shape, with mineral deposition (yellow) observed on the surface for enhanced osseointegration and new bone formation. |
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Submission Date |
24/05/2021 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s ) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Miss Patricia Medesan, Doctoral Fellow in Anatomical/Biomedical Sciences, Paxton Laboratory, Edinburgh Medical School, UK |
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Name(s) of Other submitting author(s ) and institution(s) |
Dr Jennifer Z. Paxton, Senior Lecturer in Anatomy, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, Edinburgh Medical School, UK Professor Andrew Mearns-Spragg, Jellagen® Ltd, Cardiff, UK |
RUNNER-UP PRIZE
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As an artist with a fascination for Anatomy, I am privileged to have the opportunity to carry out cadaveric dissections. This oil painting (120cm x 120cm) is my subjective response to that necessarily objective experience. The intention is to challenge what I see as the tenuous art - science distinction. |
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Submission Date |
20/05/21 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s ) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Dr Jac Saorsa |
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Name(s) of Other submitting author(s ) and institution(s) |
None |
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FIRST PRIZE |
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Illustration of the right eye showing the ophthalmic and maxillary divisions of the trigeminal nerve. Drawn by hand using pencil with computer colour rendering. Completed for research on the disease of syphilis. |
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Submission Date |
31/10/20 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s ) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Ms Lydia Carline |
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Name(s) of Other submitting author(s ) and institution(s) |
N/A |
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RUNNER-UP BEST IMAGE PRIZE |
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A maximum image projection of a differentiating induced pluripotent stem cell derived neurosphere cultured in a 3D porous, soft hyaluronic acid tissue scaffold in vitro. Astrocytes (pink) coalesce at the core driving intrinsic signalling while differentiating neurons (yellow) are found at the periphery. Imaged using a Zeiss Examiner.Z1 confocal microscope. |
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Submission Date |
29/10/2020 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s ) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Dr Adrian Dervan - Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland & Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER) |
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Name(s) of Other submitting author(s ) and institution(s) |
Mr Cian O’ Connor – Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland & Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER) Professor Fergal O’Brien - Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland & Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER) |
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FIRST PRIZE |
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In this skeletal preparation of a little skate (Leucoraja erinacea) hatchling, cartilage and mineralised tissues are stained with Alcian Blue and Alizarin Red, respectively. Cartilaginous fishes, like the skate, do not form bone, but instead reinforce their skeleton with tiny superficial tiles of calcified cartilage called “tesserae”. |
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Submission Date |
30 May 2020 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s ) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Andrew Gillis |
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Name(s) of Other submitting author(s ) and institution(s) |
N/A |
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RUNNER-UP PRIZE |
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Confocal image of the root of a tooth showing in green the expression of the putative stem cell marker Thy1. The image has been mirrored and flipped to give the impression of a kaleidoscope. |
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Submission Date |
27/05/2020 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s ) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Abigail Tucker |
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Name(s) of Other submitting author(s ) and institution(s) |
Rupali Lav |
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FIRST PRIZE |
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Live light sheet images of the heart and connecting vasculature of a 3-day old zebrafish embryo. Tissue-specific transgenic lines allow visualisation of actin in the myocardial (green) and endocardial (magenta) cells of the heart, providing highly detailed 3D reconstructions of cardiac morphogenesis. |
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Submission Date |
29.10.19 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s ) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Dr Emily Noël, University of Sheffield |
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Name(s) of Other submitting author(s ) and institution(s) |
Ms Juliana Sanchez Posada |
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JOINT RUNNER-UP |
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High-resolution µCT data was collected at the Diamond Light Source synchrotron to visualise the internal structure of human orthotopic (left) and heterotopic (right) bone. This 3D volumetric render illustrates the morphological comparability of osteocyte lacunae (in green) across bone types. Bone surfaces (including Haversian canal walls) are shown in brown. |
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Submission Date |
31st October, 2019 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author (s) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Dr Crispin Wiles, University of Warwick |
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Name(s) of Other submitting author (s) and Institution(s) |
None |
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JOINT RUNNER-UP |
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Composite photomicrograph of the left middle ear apparatus of a chinchilla. Careful dissection has revealed the tensor tympani muscle (centre left): its tendon crosses the middle ear cavity to insert on the manubrium of the malleus. The head of the stapes is visible in the background.
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Submission Date |
31.10.19
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author (s) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Dr Matthew J. Mason University of Cambridge, Department of Physiology, Development & Neuroscience
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Name(s) of Other submitting author (s) and institution(s) |
None |
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Cerebellar slice culture |
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Description (50 words max.) |
This confocal image depicts a mouse cerebellar slice culture immunostained with the neuronal marker Calbindin (red) and myelin (white). Image was captured using a Zeiss LSM710 confocal microscope (Zeiss, Germany) and 10x objective.
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Submission Date |
23/05/2019 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s ) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s)
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Dr Francesca Pieropan
University of Portsmouth |
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Name(s) of Other submitting author(s ) and institution(s) |
Dr Andrea D. Rivera
University of Portsmouth |
RUNNER-UP
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Image Title (3 words max.) |
Warhol retinal clusters
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Description (50 words max.) |
We recently discovered transient cholinergic cell clusters forming an annulus around the optic disc in the neonatal mouse retina. These images illustrate the clusters (ChAT immunostaining) in a retinal wholemount (postnatal day 5) with ganglion cells (RBPMS immunostaining) in the background in various colour combinations inspired by Andy Warhol’s paintings. |
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Submission Date |
31 May 2019 |
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Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s ) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s) |
Professor Evelyne Sernagor |
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Name(s) of Other submitting author(s ) and institution(s) |
Jean de Montigny Dr Vidhyasankar Krishnamoorthy Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University |
FIRST PRIZE