ASH 2017 - Which trainees are being recognised this year?

The ASH Annual Meeting 2017, taking place in Atlanta, USA, from the 9^th to the 12^th December, will exhibit top trainee abstracts.

 

 

I am thrilled to recognise these talented trainees for the accomplishments they’ve made in the field of haematology. Presenting an abstract to one’s peers from all over the world is an exciting milestone in any haematologist’s career, and we are pleased to honour these promising investigators at this year’s ASH annual meeting in Atlanta

ASH President Kenneth C. Anderson, MD, of the Lebow Institute for Myeloma Therapeutics and Jerome Lipper Myeloma Center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston

The following undergraduate student, medical student, graduate student, resident physician and postdoctoral fellow are being recognised for their abstracts scoring highest in their respective categories. These awards are a sample from the vast number of awards presented by ASH to the early-career investigators which grants them a platform to showcase their findings in person.

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The 2017 Outstanding Abstract Achievement Award recipients are:                                                                      

Undergraduate Student

Kacey Guenther

National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

Abstract 776

Eltrombopag Promotes DNA Repair in Human Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells: Implications for the Treatment of Fanconi Anemia

 

Medical Student

Diego Espinoza

National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

Abstract 606

Aberrant Clonal Hematopoiesis of the Erythroid and Myeloid Lineages in a Lentivirally Barcoded Rhesus Macaque

 

Graduate Student

Shuhei Asada

The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Abstract 562

Mutant ASXL1 Cooperates with BAP1 to Promote Myeloid Leukemogenesis

 

Resident Physician

Simon Heidegger, MD

Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany

Abstract 693

Tumor-Intrinsic RIG-I Signaling Promotes Anti-CTLA-4 Checkpoint Inhibitor-Mediated Anticancer Immunity

 

Post Doctoral Fellow

Franco Izzo, PhD

New York Genome Center, New York, NY

Abstract 559

Single-Cell Methylome and Transcriptome High-Resolution Maps Define the Effects of Epigenetic Modifiers on the Landscape of Hematopoietic Differentiation

 

Mary Rodes Gibson Memorial Award in Hemostasis and Thrombosis

The Mary Rodes Gibson Memorial Award in Hemostasis and Thrombosis was established to recognise the trainee (undergraduate student, medical student, graduate student, resident physician, or post-doctoral fellow) who is the first author and presenter of the highest-scoring abstract submitted to the ASH Annual Meeting in the field of hemostasis and thrombosis. This annual award honouring excellence in hemostasis and thrombosis is made possible by the Mary Rodes Gibson Hemostasis-Thrombosis Foundation to continue the legacy of Mary Rodes Gibson, (who suffered from severe, type 3 von Willebrand disease).

This award will be presented during the invited speaker session of the Special Symposium on the Basic Science of Hemostasis and Thrombosis on the 11^th December.

Yunfeng Chen, PhD

The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA

Abstract 547

Identification of a VWFA1 Mutation Attenuating Thrombus Growth but Not Platelet Adhesion

 

Giuseppe Bigi Memorial Award

The ASH Giuseppe Bigi Memorial Award was established in 2015 to recognise an Italian trainee (undergraduate student, medical student, graduate student, resident physician, or post-doctoral fellow) based at an Italian institution who has the highest-scoring abstract submitted in the field of hematopoiesis and stem cells. This annual award is made possible by a generous grant from the Giuseppe Bigi Association, named for the late Giuseppe Bigi, MD, a well-known Italian scientist.

Luca Bertamini, MD

DIMES, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Abstract 1144

Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential (CHIP) in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease and in Centenarians. Further Clues Linking Chip with Cardiovascular Risk

 

ASH-International Paroxysmal Interest Group Abstract Achievement Award for Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria

Mohammad Asad, MD, MBBS

Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Abstract 779

Extent and Clinical Implications of Subclonal Diversity in Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria

 

Lucia Gargiulo, PhD

Istituto Toscano Tumori, Florence, Italy

Abstract 1166

Two Distinct but Functionally Related Autoreactive T Cell Populations in Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria and Idiopathic Aplastic Anemia: Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-Specific and IFNγ-Producing T Cells

 

ASH-Haematology Society of Australia and New Zealand Abstract Achievement Award

Joshua Tobin, MD

Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland, Australia

Abstract 728

The Tumor Microenvironment Is Independently Prognostic of Conventional and Clinicogenetic Risk Models in Follicular Lymphoma

 

ASH-Japanese Society of Hematology Abstract Achievement Award

Yasunori Kogure, MD, PhD

Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Abstract 730

Novel Mechanism of Post-Transcriptional Regulation of PD-L1 Expression By 3’-UTR Binding Proteins

 

Norihiro Murakami, MD

Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan

Abstract 487

Integrated Molecular Profiling of Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia

 

Masahiro Uni, MD, PhD

Department of Transfusion Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

Abstract 118

Modeling ASXL1 Mutation Revealed Myelodysplasia Caused By Derepression of p16Ink4a through Aberrant PRC1-Mediated Histone Modification

 

ASH-Society Italiana di Ematologia Abstract Achievement Award

Antonella Nai, PhD

IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy

Abstract 224

The Macrophage Nuclear Receptor Coactivator 4 Counteracts Iron-Deficiency Anemia

 

Giorgia Federico, PhD

University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy

Abstract 223

NCOA4 Links Iron Bioavailability to DNA Metabolism

 

Minority Graduate Student Abstract Achievement Award

Each year, ASH offers merit-based Minority Graduate Student Abstract Achievement Awards to select graduate students to acknowledge their accomplishments and to recruit and retain minority graduate students in the field of haematology through exposure to the ASH Annual Meeting.

The 2017 Minority Graduate Student Abstract Achievement Award recipients are:

Sierrah Grigsby

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Abstract 3785

The AF9-Binding Domain of DOT1L Is Critical for Its Recruitment By MLL Fusion Proteins in Leukaemia and Contributes to Its Functions in Normal Haematopoiesis

 

Lucas Gutierrez

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Abstract 2621

Midostaurin Reduces Regulatory T Cell Population in Healthy and Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells

 

Mojibade Hassan

Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Abstract 4431

Reduced GvHD in Recipients of BM Derived Versus G-CSF Mobilized Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells: Role of Inducible IL-12

 

Ian Johnston

Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Abstract 2310

Platelet Factor 4 Binds to Released Von Willebrand Factor Strands from Injured Endothelium and Forms a Prothrombotic HIT Antigenic Complex

 

Nicole Lopez

Augusta University, Augusta, GA

Abstract 2235

Salubrinal Mediated Fetal Hemoglobin Induction through the eIF2α-ATF4 Signaling Pathway

 

Kamira Maharaj

University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

Abstract 3009

Differential Regulation of T Cells By PI3K Delta Inhibitors in a CLL Murine Model

 

Amanda Mener

Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Abstract 2403

Antibody-Mediated Immunosuppression Can Result from RBC Antigen Loss Independent of Fcγ Receptors in Mice

 

Tasha Morrison

Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

Abstract 288

A Long Noncoding RNA from the HBS1L-MYB Intergenic Region on Chr6q23 Regulates Human Fetal Hemoglobin Expression

 

Aluya Oseghale

Augusta University, Augusta, GA

Abstract 3511

Novel Conjugates of Butyrate and δ-Aminolevulinate Increase γ-Globin Gene Expression and Fetal Hemoglobin Synthesis in Erythroid Progenitors

 

Brian Wadugu

Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Abstract 3747

Normal Hematopoiesis Is Dependent on the Expression of U2af1, a Spliceosome Gene Commonly Mutated in MDS

 

A complete list of Abstract Achievement Award recipients is available.