Ham-Wasserman Lecture Presenters
The Ham-Wasserman Lecture was named in honor of two past presidents of ASH, Thomas Hale Ham and Louis R. Wasserman, distinguished hematologists who contributed extensively to the Society. This invited lecture is traditionally given by an individual from outside the United States who has made a major contribution to our understanding of an area that relates to hematology.
| Year | Speaker | Information |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Peihua Lu, MD | Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell (CAR-T) Therapy for Blood Cancers |
| 2025 | Chiara Bonini, MD | Gene Transfer and Genome Editing of T Cells for Cancer Immunotherapy |
| 2024 | Douglas Cines, MD | Sickle Cell Disease in Developing Countries |
| 2023 | Andreas Greinacher, MD | Thrombocytopenia Due to Platelet Activation Syndromes: HIT and Beyond |
| 2022 | Irene Roberts, MD | Leukemogenesis in Infants with Trisomy 21 |
| 2021 | Andreas Trumpp, PhD | Normal and Leukemic Stem Cells |
| 2020 | Andrew Roberts, MBBS PhD | Therapeutic Development and Current Uses of BCL-2 Inhibition |
| 2019 | Amit Nathwani, MD, PhD | Novel Approaches to Managing Hemophilia (Gene Therapies and Bispecific Monoclonal Antibodies) |
| 2018 | Michael Hallek, MD | On the Architecture of Translational Research Designed to Control Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia |
| 2017 | Giampaolo Merlini, MD | AL Amyloidosis: From Molecular Mechanisms to Targeted Therapies |
| 2016 | Saskia Middeldorp, MD | Inherited Thrombophilia: How Does a Double-Edged Sword Fit into Clinical Practice? |
| 2015 | Ivo Touw, PhD | Game of Clones: Genomic Evolution of Severe Congenital Neutropenia |
| 2014 | Jesus San Miguel, MD | Multiple Myeloma: A Modern Model for Scientific and Clinical Progress |
| 2013 | Clara Camaschella, MD | Iron and Hepcidin: a Story of Recycling and Balance |
| 2012 | Alan Burnett, MD | Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Are We Making Progress? |
| 2011 | Peter Carmeliet, MD, PhD | Angiogenesis in Health and Disease |
| 2010 | Tsvee Lapidot, PhD | The Brain-Bone-Blood Triad: Traffic Lights of Stem Cell Homing and Mobilization |
| 2009 | Melvyn F. Greaves, PhD | Darwin and Evolutionary Tales in Leukemia |
| 2008 | Bob Löwenberg, MD, PhD | Acute Myeloid Leukemia: The Challenge of Capturing Disease Variety |
| 2007 | Radek C. Skoda, MD | The Molecular Basis of the Myeloproliferative Disorders |
| 2006 | Aaron Ciechanover, MD, DSc | The Ubiquitin Proteolytic System: from Basic Mechanisms to Drug Targeting and the Patient Bed |
| 2005 | Frits Rosendaal, MD | Venous Thrombosis: The Role of Genes, Environment, and Behavior |