2005 ASH Merit Awards

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

Medical Student
David S. Grenda
Sunday, December 11, 4:30 – 6:00 p.m., Room B211-B212
Mechanisms of Neutropenia
Abstract 91: Mutations in the ELA2 Gene Encoding Neutrophil Elastase Induce the Unfolded Protein Response and May Contribute to Neutropenia Through the UPR-Dependent Apoptosis of Granulocytic Precursors

Graduate Student
Pin-Yi Wang
Monday, December 12, 1:30 – 3:00 p.m., Room B313b-B314
Hematopoiesis: Malignant Stem and Progenitor
Abstract 1838: Modeling the Origins of Lymphoid Blast Crisis Via Expression of BCR/ABL in Hematopoietic Cells Mutated at the INK4a/ARF Locus

Resident Physician
Georg Bohn, M.D.
Sunday, December 11, 4:30 – 6:00 p.m., Room B211-B212
Mechanisms of Neutropenia
Abstract 92: A Variant of Congenital Neutropenia is Caused by a 3’-UTR Mutation in the Gene Encoding the Endosomal Adaptor Protein p14 (MAPBPIP)

Post Doctoral Fellow
Ulrich Steidl, M.D., Ph.D.
Monday, December 12, 1:30 – 3:00 p.m., Room B313b-B314
Hematopoiesis: Malignant Stem and Progenitor
Abstract 463: Essential Role of Jun Family Transcription Factors in PU.1-Induced Leukemic Stem Cell Transformation