During the 33rd International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST), the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) announced the winners of the Thomas E. Whitecloud Awards given to the best basic science/translational and best clinical papers, the Innovation Award and the E-Points Poster Award.
The 2026 Thomas E. Whitecloud Award For Best Clinical Research Paper Is Presented To: From Adolescence to Late Adulthood: Quality of Life and Surgical Outcomes in Idiopathic Scoliosis Across the Lifespan. Susana Núñez Pereira, MD, PhD; Javier Pizones, MD, PhD; Sleiman Haddad, MD, PhD, FRCS; Alejandro Gomez-Rice, MD, PhD; Francisco Javier Sanchez. Perez-Grueso, MD; Lluis Vila Castillo, MD; Yann Phillippe Charles, MD; Anika Pupak, PhD, BS; Ibrahim Obeid, MD; Ahmet Alanay, MD; Frank S. Kleinstueck, MD; Ferran Pellise, MD, PhD; European Spine Study Group ESSG
The 2026 Thomas E. Whitecloud Award For Best Basic/Translational Science Research Paper Is Presented To: Deep Phenotyping Revolutionizes Genetic Diagnosis of Scoliosis through Nine Strategic Categories. Nan Wu, MD, PhD; Guozhuang Li, MD; Terry Jianguo Zhang, MD
The 2026 Innovation Award Is Presented To: The SRS-Lenke-Aubin 3D Classification: A Structured and Clinically Relevant Extension of the Lenke System to Capture Transverse Plane Deformities in AIS. Carl-Eric Aubin, PhD, P.Eng; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; Virginie Lafage, PhD; Michelle C. Welborn, MD; Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD; A Noelle Larson, MD; Michael G. Vitale, MD, MPH; Takashi Kaito, MD, PhD; Peter O. Newton, MD; Jeffrey P. Mullin; Christiane Caouette, PhD; Delphine Aubin, MS; Brice Ilharreborde, MD, PhD
The 2026 E-Point Award Is Presented To: Improving Early Scoliosis Detection with a Low-Dose Mobile Imaging and Automated Measurement Platform: A Cross-Sectional Screening Study. Guilin Chen, MD; Terry Jianguo Zhang, MD; Nan Wu, MD
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