2009-07-13

(WASHINGTON) – The American Society of Hematology (ASH) announces the 2009 recipients of its Trainee Research Awards. Through this program, which is designed to encourage the pursuit of research and spark an interest in hematology, 40 medical students, undergraduates, and residents will each receive $4,000 to conduct research on blood and blood-related diseases.

In addition, each award winner is provided with travel stipends to attend the ASH annual meeting, one of the largest medical meetings in the country. The meeting, held each December, provides important opportunities to meet other researchers as well as hear the latest scientific developments in the specialty.

Since 1995, Trainee Research Awards have supported more than 600 trainees early in their scientific careers. The funding is distributed through hematology training programs at the awardees' institutions and supports three-month-long projects in laboratory research or clinical investigation.

The 2009 ASH Trainee Research Award recipients are:

Manish Aggarwal, BS, University of Iowa College of Medicine
Karen Autio, MD, University of Virginia
Frederick Bartholomew, Duke University Medical Center
Ilan Bernstein, MD, Keck School at University of Southern California
Noah Birch, BS, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Jocelyn Bosco, BS, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Toni Burbidge, Queens University
Sajiv Chandradas, BA, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Carol Cheng, Duke University Medical Center
Ethan Cheng, Stanford University
Han-Yu Chuang, PhD, University of California, San Diego
Gordon Cohen, BA, Johns Hopkins University
Helena Dhamko, BSc, Princess Margaret Hospital
Laura DiNardo, BS, University of Pennsylvania
Daniel Dworkis, ScB, Boston University School of Medicine
Lydia Fein, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Jeff Friesen, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Megan Gauthier, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Sarah Goldstein, Duke University Medical Center
Joe Huang, MD, University of Washington
Markus Jackson, Yale University
David Joung, BS, The Children's Hospital, Denver
Cigall Kadoch, BA, University of California, San Francisco
David Knorr, BS, University of Minnesota
Catherine Laiosa, MD, PhD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
John Leschke, BA, Medical College of Wisconsin
Yedda Li, Washington University in St. Louis
Qiyuan  Liu, PhD, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Chonyang Lu, BS, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Rui Mao, Baylor College of Medicine
Andrew Marshall, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Laura Myers, BA, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Jay Patel, BA, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Siayareh Rambally, BS, Baylor College of Medicine
Katherine Ryken, University of Iowa College of Medicine
Umar Salimi, BA, University of Pittsburgh
Martin Schroeder, BS, University of Minnesota
Mazyar Shadman, MD, MPH, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Gloria Shan, BS, University of Michigan
Leyla Shune, MD, University of Minnesota
Marko Skrtic, BSc, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre - Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Center       
Kathleen Soltis, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Courtney Sorensen, BA, University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Zhu Wang, University of Pennsylvania
David Yao, BS, Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Case Medical Center

The ASH Trainee Research Award is offered to institutions in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

Reporter inquires may be directed to Patrick C. Irelan, ASH Communications Assistant, at pirelan@hematology.org or 202-776-0544.

The American Society of Hematology (www.hematology.org) is the world’s largest professional society concerned with the causes and treatment of blood disorders. Its mission is to further the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders affecting blood, bone marrow, and the immunologic, hemostatic, and vascular systems, by promoting research, clinical care, education, training, and advocacy in hematology. In September, ASH launched Blood: The Vital Connection (www.bloodthevitalconnection.org), a credible online resource addressing bleeding and clotting disorders, anemia, and cancer. It provides hematologist-approved information about these common blood conditions including risk factors, preventive measures, and treatment options.

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