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ASH Award Recipients

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
2025 Chiara Bonini, MD -
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