Michael E. DeBakey Journalism Awards

Michael E. DeBakey Journalism Awards

The Michael E. DeBakey Journalism Awards, named after FBR’s late chairman Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, honor reporting that has enhanced public understanding of how the humane and responsible use of animal models leads to medical and scientific discoveries. Awards are presented for outstanding investigative or interpretive reporting published, broadcast or posted online between May 1st, 2015 and April 30th, 2016. Award winners will receive a Michael E. DeBakey Award, a $1,000 cash prize and a trip to Washington, D.C., to attend the 15th annual awards ceremony at the J.W. Marriott Hotel on September 7, 2016.

Past Winners

2015-2016

• Jonathon Keats of Wired Magazine for “Sit, Stay, Live: Why Testing Drugs On Our Dogs Is Good For Our Health” in the Print (Large Market) category
• Susan Szuch of the Daily Illini for “University Professors Make Developments In Cancer Fights For Humans, Dogs” in the Print (Small Market) category
• 60 Minutes/CBS News for “Killing Cancer” in the Television category
• Richard Harris of NPR for “A Bed Of Mouse Cells Helps Human Cells Thrive In The Lab” in the Radio category
• Victoria Jaggard of Smithsonian.com for “Cats Get Breast Cancer Too, and There’s a Lot We Can Learn From It” in the Online category

2014-2015

• Kerry Sanders & Erika Angulo of NBC News for “Therapy dolphin who helps disabled kids gets life-saving surgery” in the Television category
• Kristen Brown of San Francisco Chronicle for “Zebrafish in the swim as research animals” in the Print (Small Market) category
• Amy Dockser Marcus of The Wall Street Journal for “Trials: A Desperate Fight to Save Kids & Change Science” in the Print (Large Market) category
• Rebecca Jacobson, PBS NewsHour for “What a glowing green worm can teach us about our immune systems” in the Online category
• Dr. Ann Hohenhaus of VetStreet.com for “Dogs Go to Bat Against Lou Gehrig’s Disease” in the Online category
• Jon Hamilton of NPR for “Genetically Modified Rat Is Promising Model For Alzheimer’s“ in the Radio category

2013-2014

• KW Hillis, The Lawton Constitution (Print, Small Market)
• Britney Glaser of KPLC for “Alligator blood tested as new antibiotic” in the Television category
• Judy Kurtz of The Hill for “Senator’s ailing dog participating in cancer research project” in the Print (Small Market) category
• Ferris Jabr of Scientific American for “What the Supercool Arctic Ground Squirrel Teaches Us about the Brain’s Resilience” in the Print (Large Market) category
• Susan Donaldson James, ABC News for “Dog Tumors May Give Clues for Humans With Breast Cancer” in the Online category
• Ryan Loyd of KSTX for “Four-Legged Warriors Show Signs of PTSD“ in the Radio category

2012-2013

• Jay Schadler & Jake Whitman of ABC News for “Could Worms Hold the Key to Longer Life” in the Television category
• Lois M. Collins of Deseret News for “Feeling better? Say thanks to the fruit fly, the zebrafish, the mouse” in the Print (Small Market) category
• Lee Bowman of Scripps Howards News Service for “Animal Testing: Crucial or Cruel?” in the Print (Large Market) category
• Jane E. Allen and Lana Zak, ABC News for “Canine Cancer Studies Yield Human Insights” in the Online category
• Joseph Stromberg of Smithsonian for “How Marmosets Can Teach Us About Obesity” in the Magazine category
• Carrie Feibel of KUHF for “Heart with No Beat Offers Hope of New Lease on Life“ in the Radio category