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ASH announces 2009 Merit Award winners

November 25th, 2009

The American Society of
Hematology (ASH) is pleased to recognize the following abstract presenters with
the highest scoring abstracts in the categories of undergraduate student,
medical student, graduate student, resident physician, and post-doctoral
fellow. Merit Award winners receive a $500 honorarium plus annual meeting
travel reimbursement.

The 2009 Merit Award recipients
are:

Undergraduate
Student

Kimberly Fan
Donor Dendritic Cells Home to Lymphoid Organs in Allogeneic Transplant Recipients, Enhance Donor T-Cell Chimerism, and Polarize Donor T-Cell Activation
Abstract #62

Medical Student

Kyle Eash
CXCR2 Signals Act in Concert With CXCR4 to Regulate Neutrophil Release From the Bone Marrow
Abstract #235

Graduate Student

Hélčne Moniz
Distinct Differences in in Vitro Erythroid Proliferation and Differentiation, p53 and Apoptosis Pathways in Diamond-Blackfan Anemia in Conjunction With Depletion of RPS19, RPL5, and RPL11 mRNA
Abstract #176

An De Weer
Downregulation of MiR-449a Is Essential for the Survival of EVI1 Positive Leukemic Cells Through Modulation of NOTCH1 and BCL2
Abstract #361

Resident Physician

Suparna Nanua, MD, PhD
Loss of PERK Signaling Results in Impaired Granulopoiesis in Transgenic Mice Expressing Mutant Ela2
Abstract #551

Post Doctoral Fellow

Jian Xu, PhD
Control of Hemoglobin Switching by BCL11A
Abstract #5

Mary Rodes Gibson Memorial Award in Hemostasis & Thrombosis

This award was established to recognize 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 in the field of hemostasis and thrombosis. This annual award 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's disease.

The 2009 recipient is:

Rudy Fuentes
Infusing Mature Megakaryocytes Into Mice Yields Functional Platelets: Biological and Clinical Implications
Abstract #225

Source: American Society of Hematology

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