2008-11-01

The ASH Mentor Award was established in 2006 to recognize hematologists who have excelled at mentoring trainees and colleagues. Those selected to receive the award are chosen because they have shown a sustained commitment to mentoring; have made a significant, positive impact on their mentees' careers; and have advanced research and patient care in the field of hematology through their mentees. Two awards are given each year, one in the basic sciences and one in clinical investigation and training.

Drs. Buchanan and Ley will be formally presented with their honors prior to the Plenary Scientific Session on Sunday, December 7, at 1:30 p.m. in the Moscone Center.

Mentor Award — Clinical Investigation

George Buchanan, MD

Dr. Buchanan is a pediatric hematologist at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He is the Children's Cancer Fund Distinguished Chair in Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, and the director of the Barrett Family Center for Pediatric Oncology. Believing that a mentor should identify and foster talent in its earliest stages, Dr. Buchanan has mentored everyone from high school students to senior investigators.

Mentor Award — Basic Science

Timothy Ley, MD

Dr. Ley is an associate director for basic science at the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University, St. Louis, MO. He is known as someone who sets an extremely high standard of personal integrity and scientific rigor, and passes that on through his commitment to his trainees and his advocacy of scientific education.

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