Publication of the Quarter

ASDR Publication of the Quarter Awards

In celebration of the pioneering work of ASDR members

Every quarter, we invite members to nominate their work for the 'Publication of the Quarter' and 'Image of the Quarter' awards to celebrate outstanding contributions to the field.

Eligibility

Must be a current ASDR member

How to Nominate

1. Email [email protected] with the subject line: “Publication of the Quarter” or “Image of the Quarter”

2. Submit your materials by the due date (typically a fortnight after each quarter)
3. Include the following:

Publication: Link and PDF
Image: Specify clinical or research, include a 50–100 word synopsis, and written/informed patient consent (if relevant)
Date of publication or image

4. Provide the nominee’s name and confirm ASDR membership (Please note: nominees must be either first or senior authors to be eligible.)

Assessment Criteria

Awardees are selected based on the scientific excellence of their article or image

Value

Successful applicants will receive a $100 prize and have their work featured on the ASDR website

Former Publication of the Quarter Awardees

2026

Dr Nicholas Muller - Image of the Quarter (Q.1);
Line-field confocal optical coherence tomography images of scabies mite (*), burrow and eggs (white arrows) as vertical (A) and horizontal views (B) with corresponding dermatoscopic image (C)

Dr Sam Kahler - Publication of the Quarter (Q.1);
Three dimensional total body photography identifies cutaneous phenotypes associated with late-onset invasive melanoma risk

Wendy Kao - Image of the Quarter (Q.2):
Compound Naevus Multiomics
Dr Yuki Keith - Publication of the Quarter (Q.2):
CSF1R-dependent CD169-positive macrophages locally constrain melanoma growth in the skin

2025

Katie Lee; Subclinical fields of BRAF V600E-mutant melanocytes populate human skin and are enriched around melanoma and naevi

Mitchell Mostina; Coordinated Development of Immune Cell Populations in Vascularized Skin Organoids from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

Ibukun Oloruntoba; Assessment of image quality on the diagnostic performance of clinicians and deep learning models: Cross-sectional comparative reader study

2024

Timothy Cowan; Phenotypic differences in intermediate generalized junctional epidermolysis bullosa with homozygous LAMC2 mutation and a potential genetic modifier

Ellie Maas;
POT1 and multiple primary melanomas: the dermatological phenotype

Ailin He;
Autoimmune blistering diseases treated with glucocorticoids: An international study of steroid-induced myopathy

Samuel X Tan; Automated scoring of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes informs risk of death from thin melanoma: A nested case-case study

2023

Courtney Wallingford; The MC1R r allele does not increase melanoma risk in MITF E318K carriers
Lifeng Kang; Prediction of drug permeation through microneedled skin by machine learning
Katie Lee; The Skin Molecular Ecosystem Holds the Key to Nevogenesis and Melanomagenesis
Runqiu Song; A tactile approach to introduce the skin autoimmune disease psoriasis to the general public and the vision-impaired community

2022

Ge Peng; Psoriatic lesional expression of SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2 is reduced by blockade of IL-17 signaling but not by other biologic treatments
Ho Yi Wong; Chemoprevention of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and its precursors in solid organ transplant recipients using topical sirolimus: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot trial
Mei Fong; Ngl Heterogeneity in Melanoma
Anna Wilson; Defining the incidence of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in coastal NSW Australia

2021

Nikolas Haass; Quantitative analysis of tumour spheroid structure
Anna Wilson; Clinical features of chronic bullous dermatosis of childhood