Recipients of the Treating Fairly Award

The following recipients have received the Treating Fairly Award.

2026

Kira Bona, MD, MPH
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Targeting poverty to improve ALL trial outcomes: a randomized phase III trial evaluation of the RISE intervention  

Wendy Cozen, DO, MPH
The Regents of the University of California, Irvine
Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and multiple myeloma in Native Hawaiians: a new risk group?

Susan Creary, MD, MSc
Nationwide Children's Hospital
FATHER: Fertility and parenthood: a tool to help engage men with sickle cell disease in reproductive planning

"I have devoted my career to conducting clinical research to improve the outcomes of individuals affected by sickle cell disease, who are predominantly from underserved minority populations. With the shrinking number of federal opportunities to fund this research, an ASH Treating Fairly Award will allow me to continue this important work."

Susan Creary, MD, MSc

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Kellie Machlus, PhD
Boston Children's Hospital
A novel role for placenta megakaryocytes in pregnancy-related thrombocytopenia

Sudipto Mukherjee, MD, PhD, MPH
Cleveland Clinic
Improving clinical trial participation in older adults with hematologic malignancies using a data-driven approach for smart geographical trial matching

Charity Oyedeji, MD
Duke University School of Medicine
Sickle cell disease functional assessment validation and refinement (SILVR) study

"The ASH Treating Fairly award provides critical funding to support my research focused on this underserved population, and supports my growth as an early-stage investigator to prepare me for future funding. This award is particularly meaningful to me following the events of my NIH K award termination, allowing me to continue advancing the field of sickle cell and aging research."

Charity Oyedeji, MD

Duke University School of Medicine

John Quigley, MD
University of Illinois
Identifying health inequities in venous thromboembolism risk assessment models

Joseph Shatzel, MD
Oregon Health & Science University
Impact of repleting iron deficiency without anemia on pregnancy outcomes

Deirdra Terrell, PhD
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Breaking new ground: Uncovering what's been overlooked in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Samantha Vogt, MD, MPH
Johns Hopkins University
The inflammatory environment in HIV-associated Hodgkin lymphoma