To honor work that has made seminal impact toward addressing key biological and medical quandaries, the Journal of the Association for Laboratory Automation (JALA) is introducing a new annual feature entitled The JALA Ten. This special editorial will highlight the top 10 technological breakthroughs across a spectrum of fields that include but are not limited to:

Laboratory Automation Drug Discovery Drug Screening Nanotechnology Nanomedicine

Novel Therapeutic Strategies & Delivery Technologies Diagnostics Microtechnology as it relates to Biology and Medicine Novel Characterization Techniques And More

NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN to ALA members and nonmembers alike. The JALA Ten Selection Committee will evaluate all nominations received, and search for work that has generated profound impact on the general fields of biology and medicine. Fundamental and applied breakthroughs are eligible, and all fields of innovation with specific relevance toward biology and medicine will be considered.

Nominations must have been reported in a peer-reviewed publication to ensure that technical merit was previously evaluated. To be eligible, the work must have been published on or after January 1, 2009 (online is acceptable).

NOMINATIONS MUST INCLUDE:

• A concise 100-word description of the work, which if selected, will be published in The JALA Ten feature story.

• A 500-word detailed report of why the nominated work merits selection.

• Publication information (be specific).