2010-12-06

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

Undergraduate Student
Maria Virgilio
7:30 a.m., Orange County Convention Center, Hall F5
Bone Marrow Failure: Genetics and Pathogenetics
Treatment of Zebrafish Models of Ribosomopathies (Diamond Blackfan Anemia (DBA) and 5q- Syndrome) with L-Leucine Results In An Improvement of Anemia and Developmental Defects: Evidence for a Common Pathway?
Abstract #195

Medical Student
Karrune Woan
4:00 p.m., Orange County Convention Center, 330 ABC + Corridor
Lymphocytes, Lymphocyte Activation and Immunodeficiency, including HIV and Other Infections: Immune Suppression, Evasion and Th17
Identification of a Discrete Subpopulation of T-Cells Over-Expressing HDAC11 with a TH17 Phenotype
Abstract #588

Graduate Student
Wulan Deng
3:45 p.m., Orange County Convention Center, Hall F5
Thalassemia and Globin Gene Regulation: Regulation of Globin Gene Expression
Manipulating Higher Order Chromatin Structure of the β-Globin Locus by Targeted Tethering of a “Looping” Factor
Abstract #647

Postdoctoral Fellow
Louisa M. Dowal, PhD
Mary Rodes Gibson Memorial Award in Hemostasis and Thrombosis Recipient
11:00 a.m., Orange County Convention Center, Hall F1/F2
Platelet Activation and Biochemistry: New Tools and Insights
A Chemical Genetic Analysis of Platelet Activation Identifies An Antithrombotic Allosteric Modulator That Acts Through Helix 8 of Par1
Abstract #483

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