ASH Merit Award Recipients: Monday

The American Society of Hematology is pleased to recognize Monday’s  abstract presenters who received the highest ranking in their categories of undergraduate student, medical student, graduate student, and resident physician. Merit Award winners receive a $500 honorarium plus annual meeting travel reimbursement.

Medical Student

Kyle J. Eash

7:00 a.m., Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, 260-262

Granulocytes, Monocytes and Macrophages: Mobilization and Activation

CXCR2 Signals Act in Concert with CXCR4 to Regulate Neutrophil Release From the Bone Marrow

Abstract #235

Graduate Students

Hélène Moniz

7:15 a.m., Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, 293-296
Bone Marrow Failure I

Distinct Differences in in Vitro Erythroid Proliferation and Differentiation, p53 and Apoptosis Pathways in Diamond-Blackfan Anemia in Conjunction with Depletion of RPS19, RPL5 and RPL11 mRNA

Abstract #176

Rudy Fuentes, BS

Mary Rodes Gibson Memorial Award in Hemostasis and Thrombosis Recipient

7:30 a.m., Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, 279-282
Disorders of Platelet Number or Function: Mechanisms of Platelet Production and Destruction

Infusing Mature Megakaryocytes Into Mice Yields Functional Platelets: Biological and Clinical Implications

Abstract #225

An De Weer

10:30 a.m., Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, R02-R05
Disordered Gene Expression in Hematologic Malignancy including Disordered Epigenetic Regulation: Lymphoid Malignancy

Downregulation of MiR-449a Is Essential for the Survival of EVI1 Positive Leukemic Cells through Modulation of NOTCH1 and BCL2

Abstract #361

Resident Physician

Suparna Nanua, MD, PhD

3:45 p.m., Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, 260-262
Granulocytes, Monocytes and Macrophages: Granulopoiesis and Neutropenia

Loss of PERK Signaling Results in Impaired Granulopoiesis in Transgenic Mice Expressing Mutant Ela2

Abstract #551

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