Journal of Biocommunication 34-3

The JBC Gallery for this issue features the AMI Salon winners from the July 2008 annual meeting of the Association of Medical Illustrators. The large illustrated Salon Exhibition featured over 300 original medical illustrations from AMI members and students worldwide depicting anatomy, surgical procedures, molecular structure, medical research, genetics, bio-science, animation and interactive media. Awards were given in over 23 Salon categories.

The Association of Medical Illustrators’ 63rd Annual Meeting was held from July 16-20, 2008, at the University Place Conference Center and Hotel in Downtown Indianapolis.

Professional Categories

Instructional Color

Left Carotid to Subclavian Artery Bypass Before Open Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Enable Safe Aortic Clamping in Patients with Left Internal Thoracic Artery Grafts

Will Shepard Award of Excellence
Scott Weldon ©

Treatment of Unstable Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures

Will Shepard Award of Excellence
Andy Rekito ©

Musculoskeletal Anatomy

Will Shepard Award of Excellence
Michael King ©

Information About Acute Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Award of Merit
David Cheney ©

Instructional Tone

Vagus Nerve Stimulation: Surgical Exposure and Stimulator Implantation

Max Brödel Award of Excellence
Andy Rekito ©

Tunneled Tunica Vaginalis Flap for Post-TIP Patients

Award of Merit
Michael King ©

Instructional Line

Right Paraduodenal Hernia

Award of Merit
Steven J. Harrison ©

Carotid Endarterectomy and Re-anastomosis

Award of Merit
Tim Phelps ©

Treatment Maneuvers for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)

Award of Merit
Kristen Larson ©

Editorial

Cerebral Angiography in Children

Award of Merit
Lydia Gregg ©

Marketing/Promotional

Nucleus Medical Art Marketing Book

Award of Excellence
Keith Pavlik and Nucleus Medical Art ©

Viventia: Biotech Drug Discovery Platform

Award of Merit
AXS Biomedical Animation Studio Inc.: Eddy Xuan and Jason Sharpe ©

Medical-Legal

Head Trauma

Award of Excellence
C. Knox Hubard, Jr. ©

Jane Doe's Condition in October 2006

Award of Excellence
Michael Havranek ©

Anterior Compartment Muscle Loss Due to Necrosis

Award of Merit
Matthew Whitford ©

Initial Right Ankle Injuries

Award of Merit
Philip Mattes ©

Surgery to Repair Mr. Smith's Grade III Shoulder Separation

Award of Merit
Michael Havranek ©

Release of Septal Scarring and Lid Crease Reformation

Award of Merit
Hardy B. Fowler ©

Three Stage Maxillary Reconstruction

Award of Merit
Paul Gross ©

Animation: Advertising, Marketing, Promotional

Avalon Labs Bi-Caval Dual Lumen Catheter

Award of Excellence
Argosy Publishing: Bert Oppenheim ©

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VIABAHN Endoprosthesis

Award of Excellence
Inside Productions; Keith Kasnot and Craig Foster ©

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Iron Overload Animation

Award of Merit
InVivo Communications, Inc.: Kevin Millar, Jason Raine ©

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Meningiococcal Disease: Bacterial Biology Influencing Breakthrough Vaccines

Award of Merit
Hurd Studios: Donna DeSmet ©

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Animation: Instructional

Amikacin Inhale: A Pulmonary Drug Delivery Device (PDDS)

Award of Merit
AXS Biomedical Animation Studio, Inc.: Eddy Xuan, Jason Sharpe ©

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Animation: Broadcast, Film

Biomedical Visualization for ReGenesis, the TV Series

Award of Excellence
AXS Biomedical Animation Studio, Inc.: Eddy Xuan, Jason Sharpe ©

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Interactive Media: Instructional

ETHICON Inc. Anatomy Review

Award of Excellence
InVivo Communications, Inc.: Katie McCormack, Sarah Kim, and Andrea Cormier ©

Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) Standard Views

Award of Merit
Perioperative Interactive Education Group: Michael Corrin ©

Peri-operative Patient Simulation

Award of Merit
Perioperative Interactive Education Group: Willa Bradshaw ©

Interactive Malaria Graphic

Award of Merit
New England Journal of Medicine:: Daniel Müller and Kim Knoper ©

Three Dimensional Model

Niaspan Atherosclerosis Model

Award of Excellence
Erica Neadom ©


Illustrated Medical Book - Atlas

		Pfizer Atlas of Infection in Dogs and Cats Illustrated Book Award Allison and Gene Wright ©

Illustrated Medical Book - Reference/Clinical Text

In Silico: 3D Animation and Simulation of Cell Biology with Maya and MEL

Award of Merit
Jason Sharpe and Nicholas Woolridge ©

Ralph Sweet Member's Choice Award

Fertility and the Fallopian Tube

Andrew Swift ©

Iron Overload Animation

New Media
InVivo Communications, Inc.: Kevin Millar, Jason Raine ©

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Muriel McLatchie Miller Fine Art Award

Office View x3

Pam Little ©

Student Categories

Instructional Tone

Morphological Differences Between Anisoptera and Zygoptera

Millipede Locomotion

Megarhyssa atrata: Movements in Ovipositing

Instructional Line

Submuscular Ulnar Nerve Transposition

Anterolateral Approach and Exposure of Acetabulum and Femur for Placement of a Trilogy® AB Acetabular System

Instructional Color

Adaptations of the Owl's Cervical and Cephalic Arteries in Relation to Extreme Neck Rotation

Award of Excellence
Fabian de Kok-Mercado ©

Editorial

Technological Singularity: Is the future closer than we think?

Interactive Media

A Web-Based, Three-Dimensional Model of the Pterygopalatine Fossa for Medical Students

Award of Merit
Diana Kryski ©

Flash Based Non-Linear Demonstrative Evidence Presentation for Mock Personal Injury Trial (Defendant)

Award of Merit
Diana Kryski, Kataryna Nemethy, Yona Gellert, and Sean Wang ©

Animation

Orville Parkes Student Best of Show

Adaptations of the Owl's Cervical and Cephalic Arteries in Relation to Extreme Neck Rotation

Student Category: New Media Best of Show

Antibody Affinity Maturation