Meetings & Education

Josef Warkany Lecturer Presentations

Description: This award recognizes a scientist who has significantly contributed to the field of teratology over his/her career. The award recipient presents a lecture scheduled as a highlight of the Teratology Society's annual meeting.

Eligibility requirements: A distinguished career devoted to research in the field of teratology. The lecturer need not be a member of the Teratology Society. Candidates can be nominated by members of the Teratology Society, and at times nominations have also been made by an ad hoc selection committee.

Judging process: The Warkany Lecturer is selected by the president of the Teratology Society from the list of nominated candidates.

2019 Recipient

Barbara D. Abbott, PhD, US Environmental Protection Agency (retired)
Developmental Toxicity of Perfluorinated Compounds: A Voyage from Animal Studies to Transfected Cells

Past Recipients

2018
John M. DeSesso, PhD
The Arrogance of Teratology

2017
José F. Cordero, MD, MPH
Eliminating Congenital Zika Syndrome: Lessons Learned from Rubella Elimination

2016
Elaine M. Faustman, PhD, University of Washington
Framing Our Birth Defects Questions with Systems Biology: Learning from Our Mentors

2015
William Slikker Jr., National Center for Toxicological Research, US FDA
Developmental Toxicology: Putting the Puzzle Together

2014
Thomas B. Knudsen, US Environmental Protection Agency
Teratology v2.0: Building a Path Forward

2013
Robert J. Kavlock, US Environmental Protection Agency
A Random Walk through Teratology

2012
J. David Erickson
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Retired
An Epidemiological Enterprise: From Fluoride to Folate

2011
Kathleen Sulik, University of North Carolina
A Tail of Mice and Men, Embryos and Ethanol

2010
Diana M. Juriloff, University of British Columbia
50 Years of Progress in Understanding the Causes of Three Common Birth Defects

Award recipient archive