Arthur W. Rowe Best Paper Award

In 2018, the Society for Cryobiology established the Arthur W. Rowe Best Paper Award, to recognize the most outstanding paper published annually in Cryobiology. The award is named for founding member of the Society, Arthur W. Rowe.

Dr. Rowe (1931 - 2025) was a Professor of Forensic Medicine at the New York University Medical Center, former Investigator and Director of Cryobiology at the New York Blood Center, and former adjunct Professor of Biology at SUNY, Binghamton. He obtained his B.A. degree in Biology and Chemistry from Duke University and his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Rutgers University. His principal research interests were in cryopreservation of formed elements of blood, primarily red cells, leukocytes, and platelets. The most recent research he conducted before his death was on hemopoietic stem cells from cord blood, peripheral blood progenitor cells, and mesenchymal cells extracted from fat tissue. He published over 200 papers and scientific communications. Dr. Rowe was a pioneering member of the Society for Cryobiology and has served in many capacities including President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Member of the Board of Governors. He was Abstract Editor of the journal Cryobiology from 1964 to 1969, Associate Editor from 1969 to 1972, and Editor-in-Chief from 1971 to 1995. He was elected by his peers to the position of Fellow of the Society for Cryobiology and was awarded the prestigious Basil J. Luyet Medal by the Society for outstanding contributions to the science and practice of Cryobiology.

During his 24-year tenure as its Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Rowe turned Cryobiology from a fledgling, self-published journal into an internationally acclaimed, professionally published journal with an outstanding scientific reputation and high impact rating. His strict fiscal management is responsible for making the Journal financially solvent, leaving the Society with substantial monetary reserves upon his retirement as Editor-in-Chief. Cryobiology continues to be an outstanding scientific journal. In 2018 he was honored by the Society which created the eponymous yearly award, “Arthur W. Rowe Award for Best Paper in the Journal Cryobiology.”

Aim
To recognize and publicize outstanding research published in Cryobiology.

Eligibility
No application is required. All papers published in Cryobiology during the calendar year are automatically considered for the award. The Cryobiology editorial board reviews the papers annually and selects a winner.

Award

The corresponding author of the winning paper will be invited to attend the Society's Annual Meeting as a special guest. The corresponding author will be presented with an awards plaque and be invited to deliver a lecture on the prize winning paper.

Arthur W. Rowe Best Paper Award Winners

Yoshitake Akiyama, pictured with Cryobiology Editor-in-Chief, Janet A.W. Elliott at CRYO2025.	2025 Winner Disaccharide-assisted inkjet freezing for improved cell viability Volume 116, July 2024 Shinsu University, Japan DOWNLOAD PDF
Erik Woods pictured with Cryobiology Editor-in-Chief, Janet A.W. Elliott at CRYO2024.	2024 Winner Identification of a fundamental cryoinjury mechanism in MSCs and its mitigation through cell-cycle synchronization prior to freezing Volume 113, December 2023 Brian H. Johnstone, Dongsheng Gu, Chieh-Han Lin, Jianguang Du, Erik J. Woods Ossium Health, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, United States DOWNLOAD PDF
Matthew Powell-Palm and Cryobiology Editor-in-Chief, Janet A.W. Elliot, at the CRYO2023 Awards Session, July 27, 2023	2023 Winner METHODS TO STABILIZE AQUEOUS SUPERCOOLING IDENTIFIED BY USE OF AN ISOCHORIC NUCLEATION DETECTION (INDe) DEVICE Volume 106, June 2022, Pages 91-101 Anthony N. Consiglio, Drew Lilley, Ravi Prasher, Boris Rubinsky, Matthew J. Powell-Palm Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA DOWNLOAD PDF
Image Coming Soon	2022 Winner ApSERPIN-ZX FROM AGAPANTHUS PRAECOX, IS A POTENTIAL CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT TO PLANT CRYOPRESERVATION Volume 98, February 2021, Pages 103-111 Guanqun Chen, Ruilian Li, Xiaohui Shen School of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China DOWNLOAD PDF
Image Coming Soon	2021 Winner USING ENGINEERED MODELS TO SHORTEN CRYOPROTECTANT LOADING TIME FOR THE VITRIFICATION OF ARTICULAR CARTILAGE Volume 92, 1 February 2020, Pages 180-188 NadiaShardt^a, Zhirong Chen^a, Shuying Claire Yuan^a, KezhouWu^b,d, Leila Laouar^b, Nadr M.Jomha^b, Janet A.W.Elliott^a,c ^aDepartment of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G 1H9, Canada ^bDepartment of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G 2B7, Canada ^cDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G 2R7, Canada ^dDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China DOWNLOAD PDF
Image Coming Soon	2020 Winner GENETIC SUPPRESSION OF CRYOPROTECTANT TOXICITY Volume 86, February 2019, Pages 95-102. James R.Cypser^a, Wallace S.Chick^bc, Gregory M. Fahy^d, Garrett J.Schumacher^a,Thomas E.Johnson*^ae ^aInstitute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado Boulder, USA ^bDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA ^cCharles C. Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA ^d21st Century Medicine, Inc., Fontana, CA, USA ^eDepartment of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, USA DOWNLOAD PDF
Dayong Gao, Arthur W. Rowe, James Benson CRYO2019 Awards Banquet, July 25, 2019	2019 Winner A TOXICITY COST FUNCTION APPROACH TO OPTIMAL CPA EQUILIBRATION IN TISSUES Volume 80, February 2018, Pages 144-155 James D.Benson*^a, Adam Z. Higgins^b, KunjanDesai^c, AliEroglu^c^aDepartment of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Canada ^bSchool of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, USA ^cDepartment of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, USA DOWNLOAD PDF