Animal Science, Veterinary Research and Zoology Award Shortlist
Volume reduction of the jugular foramina in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels with syringomyelia
Martin J Schmidt, Nele Ondreka, Maren Sauerbrey, Holger A Volk, Christoph Rummel and Martin Kramer
BMC Veterinary Research 2012, 8:158
Female attractiveness affects paternal investment: experimental evidence for male differential allocation in blue tits
Katharina Mahr, Matteo Griggio, Michela Granatiero and Herbert Hoi
Frontiers in Zoology 2012, 9:14
Cancer Award Shortlist – sponsored by ABCAM
Impact of hormone receptor status on patterns of recurrence and clinical outcomes among patients with human epidermal growth factor-2-positive breast cancer in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network: a prospective cohort study
Ines Vaz-Luis, Rebecca A Ottesen, Melissa E Hughes, P Kelly Marcom, Beverly Moy, Hope S Rugo, Richard L Theriault, John Wilson, Joyce C Niland, Jane C Weeks and Nancy U Lin
Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14:R129
Human periprostatic adipose tissue promotes prostate cancer aggressiveness in vitro
Ricardo Ribeiro, Cátia Monteiro, Virgínia Cunha, Maria J Oliveira, Mariana Freitas, Avelino Fraga, Paulo Príncipe, Carlos Lobato, Francisco Lobo, António Morais, Vítor Silva, José Sanches-Magalhães, Jorge Oliveira, Francisco Pina, Anabela Mota-Pinto, Carlos Lopes and Rui Medeiros
Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research 2012, 31:32
Clinical Medicine Award Shortlist
The effect of earplugs during the night on the onset of delirium and sleep perception: a randomized controlled trial in intensive care patients
Bart Van Rompaey, Monique M Elseviers, Wim Van Drom, Veronique Fromontand Philippe G Jorens Critical Care 2012, 16:R73
Zinc adjunct therapy reduces case fatality in severe childhood pneumonia: a randomized double blind placebo-controlled trial
Maheswari G Srinivasan, Grace Ndeezi, Cordelia K Mboijana, Sarah Kiguli, Gabriel S Bimenya, Victoria Nankabirwa and James K Tumwine
BMC Medicine 2012, 10:14
Computational and high-throughput studies in genomics and systems biology Award Shortlist
A gene expression atlas of the domestic pig
Tom C Freeman, Alasdair Ivens, J Kenneth Baillie, Dario Beraldi, Mark W Barnett, David Dorward, Alison Downing, Lynsey Fairbairn, Ronan Kapetanovic, Sobia Raza, Andru Tomoiu, Ramiro Alberio, Chunlei Wu, Andrew I Su, Kim M Summers, Christopher K Tuggle, Alan L Archibald and David A Hume
BMC Biology 2012, 10:90
Global gene expression profiling displays a network of dysregulated genes in non-atherosclerotic arterial tissue from patients with type 2 diabetes Diabetology
Vibe Skov, Steen Knudsen, Malene Olesen, Maria L Hansen and Lars M Rasmussen
Cardiovascular Diabetology 2012, 11:15
Microbiology, Immunology, Infection and Inflammation Award Shortlist
Excessive folate synthesis limits lifespan in the C. elegans: E. coli aging model
Bhupinder Virk, Goncalo Correia, David P Dixon, Inna Feyst, Jie Jia, Nikolin Oberleitner, Zoe Briggs, Emily Hodge, Robert Edwards, John Ward, David Gems and David Weinkove
BMC Biology 2012, 10:67
Giant viruses coexisted with the cellular ancestors and represent a distinct supergroup along with superkingdoms Archaea, Bacteria and Eukarya
Arshan Nasir, Kyung Mo Kim and Gustavo Caetano-Anolles
BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12:156
Molecular and Cellular Science Award Shortlist
Histone deacetylase-4 is required during early cranial neural crest development for generation of the zebrafish palatal skeleton
April DeLaurier, Yukio Nakamura, Ingo Braasch, Vishesh Khanna, Hiroyuki Kato, Shigeyuki Wakitani, John H. Postlethwait and Charles B. Kimmel
BMC Developmental Biology 2012, 12:16
Skeletal muscle regeneration in Xenopus tadpoles and zebrafish larvae
Alexandre Miguel Cavaco Rodrigues, Bea Christen, Merce Marti and Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte
BMC Developmental Biology 2012, 12:9
Neuroscience, Neurology and Psychiatry Award Shortlist
LRRK2 knockout mice have an intact dopaminergic system but display alterations in exploratory and motor co-ordination behaviors
Molecular Neurogeneration Kelly M Hinkle, Mei Yue, Bahareh Behrouz, Justus C Dächsel, Sarah J Lincoln, Erin E Bowles, Joel E Beevers, Brittany Dugger, Beate Winner, Iryna Prots, Caroline B Kent, Kenya Nishioka, Wen-Lang Lin, Dennis W Dickson, Christopher J Janus, Matthew J Farrer, and Heather L Melrose
Molecular Neurodegeneration 2012, 7:25
Phospholipids and insulin resistance in psychosis: a lipidomics study of twin pairs discordant for schizophrenia
Matej Orešič, Tuulikki Seppänen-Laakso, Daqiang Sun, Jing Tang, Sebastian Therman, Rachael Viehman, Ulla Mustonen, Theo G van Erp, Tuulia Hyötyläinen, Paul Thompson, Arthur W Toga, Matti O Huttunen, Jaana Suvisaari, JaakkoKaprio, Jouko Lönnqvist, Tyrone D C
Genome Medicine 2012, 4:1
Plant Biology, Environmental Biology and Ecology Award Shortlist
Plant growth strategies are remodeled by spaceflight
Anna-Lisa Paul, Claire E Amalfitano and Robert J Ferl
BMC Plant Biology 2012, 12:232
Plant and animal endemism in the eastern Andean slope: Challenges to conservation
Jennifer J Swenson, Bruce E Young, Stephan Beck, Pat Comer, Jesus H Cordova, Jessica Dyson, Dirk Embert, Filomeno Encarnacion, Wanderley Ferreira, Irma Franke, Dennis Grossman, Pilar Hernandez, Sebastian K Herzog, Carmen Josse, Gonzalo Navarro, Victor Pacheco, Bruce A Stein, Martin Timana, Antonio Tovar, Carolina Tovar, Julieta Vargas and Carlos M Zambrana-Torrelio
BMC Ecology 2012, 12:1
Public Health and Health Services Research Award Shortlist
The weight of nations: an estimation of adult human biomass
Sarah C Walpole, David Prieto-Merino, Phil Edwards, John Cleland, Gretchen Stevens and Ian Roberts
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:439
“This does my head in”. Ethnographic study of self-management by people with diabetes
Susan Hinder and Trisha Greenhalgh
BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:83
Translational Medicine Award Shortlist
Reversal of type 1 diabetes via islet β cell regeneration following immune modulation by cord blood-derived multipotent stem cells
Yong Zhao, Zhaoshun Jiang, Tingbao Zhao, Mingliang Ye, Chengjin Hu, Zhaohui Yin, Heng Li, Ye Zhang, Yalin Diao, Yunxiang Li, Yingjian Chen, Xiaoming Sun, Mary B Fisk, Randal Skidgel, Mark Holterman, Bellur Prabhakar and Theodore Mazzone
BMC Medicine 2012, 10:3
Nitric oxide and superoxide mediate diesel particle effects in cytokine-treated mice and murine lung epithelial cells — implications for susceptibility to traffic-related air pollution
Nicholas D Manzo, Adriana J LaGier, Ralph Slade, Allen D Ledbetter, Judy H Richards and Janice A Dye
Particle and Fibre Toxicology 2012, 9:43