Help ASH Build an Inclusive Hematology Community!
ASH is committed to building and nurturing a global hematology community and workforce inclusive of diverse perspectives, talents, and experiences as it works toward one collective goal: helping hematologists conquer blood diseases worldwide.
How Can You Help?
Visit your My Account page, make needed updates to your demographic details, and select your preferred level of ASH access to your information; aggregated or individually identifiable, or choose not to provide or share your information. By sharing information about who you are, you will help ASH have a better appreciation of the diverse needs and talents present in the field, and help to build a more inclusive, collaborative hematology community. It will take only a few moments to complete!
Update Access to Demographic Information Learn About Our MissionJames L. Tullis (1914-1996)
- ASH Oral History transcript
- Articles published in Blood and The Hematologist
- Obituary in The New York Times
James L. Tullis, MD, was a leading blood researcher and made substantial contributions to the field of hematology. During his career, he developed a method of storing human red blood cells of rare blood types for clinical use. Dr. Tullis also worked closely with Edward Cohn to create the Cohn fractionator.
Dr. Tullis decided to become a physician while growing up in Ohio, and he was the first in his family to do so. After receiving his medical degree from Duke University in 1940, Dr. Tullis completed his training at Roosevelt Hospital in New York and during World War II as a captain in the Army Medical Corps.
He joined the New England Deaconess Hospital in 1948 as a research fellow and worked to investigate the permeability of white blood cells. Dr. Tullis became the first president of ASH in 1959.