William Dameshek Prize Recipients
This award is named for the late Dr. William Dameshek, a past president of the Society. Dr. Dameshek made major contributions to the Society and was the first editor of its journal, Blood. Each year, the Dameshek Prize is awarded to an individual, no more than 50 years of age (at the time of nomination) who has made outstanding contributions in hematology.
Learn more about the William Dameshek Prize.
| Year | Recipients | Information |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Stella Chou, MD | Press Release |
| 2025 | Mark Dawson, MD, PhD | Press Release ASH News Daily profile |
| 2024 | Ami Bhatt, MD, PhD | Press Release ASH News Daily profile |
| 2023 | Omar Abdel-Wabab | Press release ASH News Daily profile |
| 2022 | Irene Ghobrial | Press release ASH News Daily profile |
| 2021 | Elizabeta Nemeth | Press release |
| 2020 | Adolfo Ferrando | ASH News Daily profile |
| 2019 | Emmanuelle Passegué | Press release |
| 2018 | Ross L. Levine | Press release |
| 2017 | Benjamin L. Ebert | Press release |
| 2016 | Charles Mullighan | Press release |
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2015 | John C. Byrd |
| 2014 | Scott Armstrong |
| 2013 | Andrew S. Weyrich |
| 2012 | Margaret A. Goodell |
| 2011 | Christoph Klein |
| 2010 | David T. Scadden |
| 2009 | Louis M. Staudt |
| 2008 | Kenneth Anderson |
| 2007 | William P. Vainchenker |
| 2006 | Riccardo Dalla-Favera |
| 2005 | John Dick |
| 2004 | Ronald Levy |
| 2003 | Gary Gilliland |
| 2002 | Catherine Verfaillie |
| 2001 | Brian Druker |
| 2000 | David A. Williams |
| 1999 | Salvador Moncada |
| 1998 | J. Evan Sadler |
| 1997 | Björn Dahlbäck |
| 1996 | Kenneth Kaushansky |
| 1995 | James Ihle |
| 1994 | George J. Broze Jr. |
| 1993 | Owen Witte |
| 1992 | Richard D. Klausner |
| 1991 | Makio Ogawa |
| 1990 | Thalia Papayannopoulou and George Stamatoyannopoulos |
| 1989 | Samuel E. Lux IV |
| 1988 | Theodore S. Zimmerman |
| 1987 | Charles Sherr |
| 1986 | Stuart Orkin |
| 1985 | Thomas F. Deuel |
| 1984 | Barbara C. and Bruce Furie |
| 1983 | Thomas P. Stossel |
| 1982 | Janet D. Rowley |
| 1981 | Philip W. Majerus |
| 1979 | Yuet W. Kan |
| 1978 | Robert D. Rosenberg |
| 1977 | Yale Nemerson |
| 1976 | Robert I. Weed |
| 1975 | Charlotte Friend |
| 1974 | Robert C. Gallo |