This award (formerly known as the Sigi Ziering Award for Outstanding Contribution for a Publication in the Journal Clinical Chemistry from 2000-2006) will be given in recognition of a paper published in Clinical Chemistry, during the preceding calendar year, that most significantly advances clinical laboratory science and laboratory medicine. Papers not eligible for consideration are reviews, editorials, and letters to the editor. The award is presented to the corresponding author or his or her designee(s). The first award was given in July 2000 for a paper published in 1999.