ASH Giuseppe Bigi Memorial Award Recipients
The following individuals received awards made possible by a grant from the Giuseppe Bigi Association, named for the late Giuseppe Bigi, MD, a well-known Italian scientist. These awards include the ASH Giuseppe Bigi Memorial Award and the ASH Giuseppe Bigi Abstract Achievement Award.
2019
Giuseppe Bigi Memorial Award
Marilena Ciciarello, PhD
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria
Interferon-γ-Dependent Inflammatory Signature in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells Is Able to Shape Stromal and Immune Bone Marrow Microenvironment
Abstract #1212
Giuseppe Bigi Abstract Achievement Award
Annamaria Aprile, PhD
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Function in β-Thalassemia Is Impaired and Is Rescued By Targeting the Bone Marrow Niche
Abstract #967
2018
Giuseppe Bigi Memorial Award
Valentina Salvestrini, PhD
University of Bologna
Bitter Taste Receptors System Is Expressed and Functional in Both HSCs and Leukemic Cells
Abstract #2560
2017
Giuseppe Bigi Memorial Award
Luca Bertamini, MD
DIMES, University of Bologna
Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential (CHIP) in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease and in Centenarians. Further Clues Linking Chip With Cardiovascular Risk
Abstract #1144
Giuseppe Bigi Abstract Achievement Award
Alessio Catore, PhD
San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy
Liver-Directed Gene Therapy for Hemophilia B With Immune Stealth Lentiviral Vectors
Abstract #605
2016
Patrizia Sciancalepore, MD
University of Turin
ATP-Binding-Cassette A1 Regulates Extracellular Isopentenyl Pyrophosphate Release and Vγ9Vδ2 T-Cell Activation By Dendritic Cells
Abstract #3709
2015
Marilena Ciciarello, PhD
Institute of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Bologna, Italy
Upregulation of Indoleamine 2, 3-Dioxygenase Enzymes in Leukemic Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (MSCs) Can Influence MSC/Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cell Cross Talk
Abstract #1191