Robin Foà, MD
2010-03-01
The European Hematology Association
(EHA)-ASH Research Exchange Award, established
in 2006, is the first award program
to come from an EHA and ASH partnership.
This program is a groundbreaking award for
both clinical and laboratory-based researchers in training
or early in their careers. The EHA-ASH Research Exchange
Award offers them an opportunity to experience research
in a different environment and to establish new collaborations
with established scientists from around the world.
The 2010 EHA-ASH Research Exchange Award recipient is
Ingmar Bruns, MD.
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Dr. Ingmar Bruns comes from the University of Düsseldorf
in Germany where he is a resident physician and research
scientist in the Department of Hematology, Oncology, and
Clinical Immunology. Dr. Bruns first got involved with
experimental research during his time in medical school,
where he tried to investigate the effect of hyperthermia on
the immunogenicity of tumor cells and subsequent T-cell
activation. After graduation, he started as a resident in
hematology and found an interest in hematopoietic stem
cell biology. At that time, the lab he was in focused mainly
on the molecular characterization of human stem and
progenitor cells using microarrays. The experiments in
the laboratory led to the detection of the receptors for
the hypothalamic peptides orexin A and B on hematopoietic
stem cells, which provide the basis for Dr. Bruns’
project, “The role of the hypothalamic peptides orexin A
and B and their receptors in the regulation of hematopoietic
stem cell behavior,” which he will be taking to the
laboratory of Paul Frenette, MD, at Mount Sinai School of
Medicine, in New York, NY. Dr. Bruns sought the mentorship
of Dr. Frenette for his contributions to the field of
neural control of hematopoietic stem cell behavior. Dr.
Frenette’s scientific approach and the methodology utilized
in his laboratory provide an ideal environment for
Dr. Bruns’ research interests and further career development
in addition to his home mentor, Dr. Rainer Haas,
at the University of Düsseldorf, Germany. Participating
in the award program will enable Dr. Bruns to return to
Düsseldorf to start an independent junior research group
— a goal of his which requires previous research experience
abroad for successful application.
ASH and EHA are pleased to support the research of this
promising young investigator through this unique award.
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