Orthopaedic Research Awards
Kappa Delta's partnership with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) evolved out of its work with Children's Hospital in Richmond, Va. After getting to know children with crippling diseases, Kappa Deltas wanted to make a difference not only in treatment, but in prevention.
In 1947, the sorority established the Kappa Delta Research Fellowship in Orthopedy (now known as the Kappa Delta Orthopaedic Research Awards). Starting with a $1,000 contribution in 1950, Kappa Delta now presents three $20,000 awards annually to leading orthopaedic researchers, for a total of over $1.1 million since the partnership began.
Often referred to as the Nobel Prize of orthopaedic research, the Kappa Delta Orthopaedic Research Awards have gone to researchers who have made key discoveries pertaining to bone grafting, treatment of polio, surgical correction of scoliosis, knee replacement, prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, arthorscopic surgery--in short, most of the leading orthopaedic advancements of the past 60 years.
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Kappa Delta Sorority is proud to recognize these men and women for their outstanding achievements in orthopaedic research with the 2009 Kappa Delta Orthopaedic Research Awards.
2009 Kappa Delta Young Investigator Award:
Stavros Thomopoulos, PhD: Structure, biomechanics, and mechanobiology in the attachment of tendon to bone
2009 Kappa Delta Ann Doner Vaughan Award
Hiroshi Kawaguchi, MD, PhD; Toru Akune, MD, PhD; Takashi Yamada, MD, PhD; and Naoshi Ogata, MD, PhD: Mouse genetics studies on molecular mechanisms underlying bone and cartilage disorders
2009 Kappa Delta Elizabeth Winston Lanier Award
Michael J. Yaszemski, MD, PhD; and Lichun Lu, PhD: Osteoinductive injectable degradable polymeric scaffolds for osseous defect repair
Front Row: Anila Jain MD, MBA (Vice Chairman, KD Foundation); Stavros Thomopoulos PhD; Hiroshi Kawaguchi MD, PhD; Harriet Johnson Ottaviano (KD Alumnae Director, Division 12); Michael Yaszemski MD, PhD
Back Row: Denis Clohisy MD (chair, AAOS Research Development Committee) and Mona Jain MD, PhD (Kappa Delta)
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Congratulations to all the 2009 Kappa Delta Award winners.
I would like to help the Foundation continue its charitable and benevolent purposes.
I would like more information on how to apply for a Kappa Delta Award through the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is soliciting manuscripts for the 2010 Kappa Delta Awards and the Orthopaedic Research. Up to two $20,000 Kappa Delta awards and one $20,000 Kappa Delta Young Investigator award will be bestowed, provided manuscripts of requisite quality are submitted. Manuscripts should represent a large body of cohesive scientific work generally reflecting years of investigation. If the submission reflects a single project, it should be of high significance and impact. Manuscripts must be submitted by members (or candidate members) of the AAOS, ORS, Canadian Orthopaedic Association (COA), or Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society (CORS).