2010-06-16
The American Society of Hematology
(ASH) is pleased to announce the five recipients of the 2010 ASH Research
Training Award for Fellows, a grant that encourages junior researchers to
pursue careers in academic hematology by supporting protected time to conduct
research during their fellowship training.
“We were really impressed with the
caliber of applicants this year and look forward to seeing the outcome of the
research that will be conducted by this year’s awardees,” said ASH President Hal
Broxmeyer, PhD. “It is imperative that early-career
researchers are given the opportunity to conduct research during their
training, which allows these talented trainees to develop the skills and
expertise necessary for them to contribute significant medical advances
throughout their careers.”
The 2010 ASH Research Training Award
for Fellows recipients are:
Alan Hanash, MD, PhD, Memorial
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Holbrook Kohrt, MD, Stanford
University Medical Center
Kenji Morimoto, MD, UCLA Pediatric
Hematology-Oncology
David Sykes, MD, PhD, Massachusetts
General Hospital
Annette von Drygalski, MD, Pharm D,
University California at San Diego
This program provides grants of
$50,000 for a one-year period to third- and fourth-year trainees.
To arrange an interview with a
Research Training Award for Fellows recipient, please contact Wendy Stokes at 202-552-4927 or wstokes@hematology.org.
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. ASH provides Blood: The Vital
Connection (www.bloodthevitalconnection.org),
a credible online resource addressing bleeding and clotting disorders, anemia,
and cancer. The official journal of ASH is Blood (www.bloodjournal.org),
the most cited peer-reviewed publication in the field, which is available
weekly in print and online.
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