ACPA Announces the 2024 Junior Investigator Award Winners

April 24, 2024 – ACPA is pleased to announce the 2024 winners of the Junior Investigator Awards, Dr. Austin Stellpflug and Dr. Robert Brinton Fujiki!

Dr. Stellpflug (pictured right) received the 2024 Basic Science Award for his presentation, “Nano-Sized Bone Particles – An Alternative to Autologous Bone Grafting in the Pediatric Patient with Cleft Lip/Palate?”

Dr. Fujiki (pictured left) received the 2024 Clinical Award for his presentation, “Laryngeal Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Children with Cleft Palate.”

ACPA thanks all of this year’s Junior Investigators for sharing their incredible basic science and clinical presentations at the 2024 Annual Meeting, and for their continued commitment to ACPA.

ACPA would also like to thank the 2024 Junior Investigator Award Selection Panel for their work selecting this year’s winners.

Congratulations Dr. Stellpflug and Dr. Fujiki!

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