Editor in Chief’s comments
Each year, the Editors of the Journal examine papers that were nominated for The Editors’ Awards. These prestigious awards come with a cash prize (approximately $750) plus an award certificate and official recognition in the Journal for their scientific contribution. We had numerous nominations this year, which speaks to the continuing interest in publishing in the Journal.
This year, we selected Editors to review the manuscripts published in 2022 for the Editors’ Awards, based on the broad subjects of the papers. We asked Editors to consider novelty and impact as the main criteria to base their prioritization on. Scores from participating Editors were averaged to obtain the final ranking. Thanks to the following Editors, who gave of their time to provide us with assessments of the papers: Drs. Zhu, Vidal-Jove, Filippiadis, Mauri, Berjano, Prakash, Levi, Stauffer and Paulides.
Eligibility: Any first or senior author who is less than 35 years of age at the time of the manuscript submission is eligible to nominate themselves for this award. This is done during the on-line manuscript submission process.
Winner in Physics/Engineering: Sven Nouwens, M.Sc., Eindhoven University of Technology
Integrated thermal and magnetic susceptibility modeling for air-motion artifact correction in proton resonance frequency shift thermometry –https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02656736.2022.2094475
Sven Nouwens received the M.Sc. degree (cum laude) in mechanical engineering from the Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, in 2020. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the Control Systems Technology group in Eindhoven. Since starting his Ph.D. research, he has been working toward automated control strategies for MR-guided radio frequency hyperthermia treatments. His current research interest includes advancing robust (model-based) temperature estimation methods based on MR thermometry and the development of efficient numerical algorithms for the model predictive control of partial differential equations.
Winner in Medicine: Wanqing Tang, MD, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University
Evaluating the safety and efficacy of microwave ablation in treatment of cervical metastatic lymph nodes of papillary thyroid carcinoma compared to repeat surgery https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02656736.2022.2086713
Dr. Tang completed her MM at the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University. During her standardized training as a resident doctor, she studied microwave ablation for superficial organ diseases such as thyroid micropapillary carcinoma, lymph node and parathyroid adenoma under the guidance of her supervisor. She is currently working as a resident physician at Department of Ultrasound, the Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University (Shandong Provincial Hospital). Since working at Shandong Provincial Hospital, she has been devoted to basic and clinical research of microwave ablation in cervical metastatic lymph nodes of papillary thyroid carcinoma. Her current research interest is uncovering the underlying mechanisms of immune microenvironment alterations caused by microwave ablation. She anticipates successful combinations of microwave ablation and immune checkpoint inhibitors in treatment of cervical metastatic lymph nodes of papillary thyroid carcinoma.
Winner in Biology: Krishna Ramajayam, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina
Selecting ideal drugs for encapsulation in thermosensitive liposomes and other triggered nanoparticles https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02656736.2022.2086303
Dr. Ramajayam completed his PhD in Biomedical Engineering at National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India. He developed novel approaches to improve the efficacy of the cryosurgery for his PhD thesis. He subsequently moved to USA, pursued his post-doctoral fellowship at Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, working with Dr. Dieter Haemmerich. During his post-doctoral training he explored hyperthermia guided drug delivery approaches for tumoral drug delivery. He formulated newer liposomal drugs for the treatment of solid tumors and developed three-dimensional (3-D) computer models that simulated liposomal drug delivery. He is currently working as a Senior Scientist at Unchained labs, Pleasanton, California. Since working at Unchained labs, he has devoted his time on developing novel lipid nanoparticle formulations that are currently being used for delivering mRNA or similar payloads. His current research aims to develop newer lipid nanoparticle systems, purification of these lipid nanoparticles and product development of systems that can make lipid nanoparticles. He hopes that his research expertise will help in making new products in the space of lipid nanoparticle-based drug delivery.