2010-08-25

(WASHINGTON) –The American Society of Hematology (ASH) announces the 2010 recipients of its Trainee Research Awards. Through this program, which is designed to encourage the pursuit of  research and spark an interest in hematology, 43 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 700 trainees early in their scientific careers. The funding is distributed through hematology training programs at the awardees' institutions and supports hematological projects in laboratory research or clinical investigation.

The 2010 ASH Trainee Research Award recipients are:

Christopher Jon Anderson, BS, Medical College of Wisconsin
Joanna Balcerek, BA, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Justyna Bartoszko, BS, Princess Margaret Hospital/Ontario Cancer Institute
Noah Birch, BS, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Benjamin Brigham, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Rebekah L. Browning, BA, Ohio State University
Locke Bryan, MD, Fletcher Allen Health Care - University of Vermont
Elise Chong, BA, University of Pennsylvania
Stacy E. Croteau, MD, MMSc, Children's Hospital Boston
Jacqueline Garcia, MD, University of Chicago Medical Center
Spencer Glantz, University of Pennsylvania
Kate Gordon, Ohio State University
Cynthia Hahn, BA, Dartmouth Medical School
Jesse Hinckley, BS, The Children's Hospital, University of Colorado-AMC
Gavin Imperato, BA, MS, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center/SUNY-Downstate
Awais M. Khan, MD, MS, Moffitt Cancer Center/ University of South Florida
David A. Knorr, B.Sc., University of Minnesota
Piotr Kopinski , Temple University School of Medicine
Daniel Landi, MD, BS, Duke University Medical Center
Andrew Layman, BS, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Anjlee Mahajan, MD, University of California, Davis
Reid Merryman, BS, Children's Hospital Boston
Bryan Mitton, MD, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
Katherine Monkman, MD, University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Centre
Sujata Narayanan, MD, MS, University of Utah
Jay Patel, BS, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Vedran Radojcic, MD, University of Michigan
Matthew, Reilley, BS, BA, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Rebecca E. Scully, BA, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Tasha Serna Gallegos, University of New Mexico Health Science Center
Anish V. Sharda, MD, MPH, University of Minnesota
Krishan Sharma, Joan & Sanford I Weill Medical College of Cornell University- NYPH
Preet Paul Singh, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Andrew Sinnamon, BS, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Eric Smith, BS, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Kathleen A. Soltis, BA, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Alok Swaroop , University of Michigan
Harry Tseng, BS, University of California, Davis
Valerie Tutwiler, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Harry Wang, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Alissa A. Weber, MD University of Michigan
Ramsey M. Wehbe, BA, Duke University Medical Center
Alexandra Zaballa, University of Washington

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

Reporter inquires may be directed to Lindsey Love, ASH Communications Assistant, at llove@hematology.org or 202-552-4925.

The American Society of Hematology 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, a credible online resource addressing bleeding and clotting disorders, anemia, and cancer. The official journal of ASH is Blood, the most cited peer-reviewed publication in the field, which is available weekly in print and online.

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