2024 ASH Abstract Achievement Awards and Outstanding Abstract Achievement Awards

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ASH 2024 Monday ASH Awards Abstract Achievement Awards

Each year, the American Society of Hematology (ASH) offers the following merit-based awards to support select trainees with high-achieving abstracts who are chosen to present their work at the ASH annual meeting. Trainees include those who fall within one of the following categories: undergraduate student, medical student, graduate student, resident physician, and postdoctoral fellow (MD or PhD). The benefits vary by award. To learn more about these awards, and to apply in future award cycles, visit hematology.org/awards/achievement-awards. 

National Partner Society Abstract Achievement Awards

The National Partner Society Abstract Achievement Awards are given to an international hematologist, who must be a member of the support organization and resident of the respective country, to help advance knowledge and inspire continued professional development in hematology. 

ASH-British Society of Hematology (BSH) Abstract Achievement Awards

Aneta Mikulasova, PhD

Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University

Abstract Title: Multiomics Data Integration in the Complete Myeloma Genome Reveals Frequent Centromeric Rearrangements and Their Epigenomic Consequences

Alexandros Rampotas, MBBS, MRCP

University College London

Abstract Title: Development of a First-In-Class CAR-T Therapy Against Calreticulin-Mutant Neoplasms and Evaluation in the Relevant Human Tissue Environment

Xuesen Zheng, PhD

King’s College London

Abstract Title: Clonal Haematopoiesis With TP53 Mutations Exhibits Abnormal Erythropoiesis and Erythroid Metabolic Stress

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

Adrian Minson, MBBS

University of Melbourne

Abstract Title: A Randomized Phase 2, Investigator-Led Trial of Glofitamab-R-CHOP or Glofitamab-Polatuzumab Vedotin-R-CHP (COALITION) in Younger Patients With High-Burden, High-Risk Large B-Cell Lymphoma Demonstrates Safety, Uncompromised Chemotherapy Intensity, a High Rate of Durable Remissions, and Unique FDG-PET Response Characteristics

ASH-Japanese Society of Hematology (JSH) Abstract Achievement Awards

Yu Akahoshi, MD, PhD

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Abstract Title: Refinement of Day 28 Treatment Response Criteria for Acute GVHD: A Collaboration Study of the JSTCT and MAGIC

Toru Miyajima, MD

Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine

Abstract Title: GVHD-Induced Inflammatory Memory in Intestinal Stem Cells Enhances IFN-γ-Induced Antigen Presentation and Apoptosis of Intestinal Epithelial Cells

Ruka Shimura, MSc

The University of Tokyo

Abstract Title: CRISPR/Cas9 Library Screens Identified ATP2A2 as an In Vivo-Specific Tumor Suppressor in Myeloid Neoplasms

ASH-Society Italiana di Ematologia (SIE) Abstract Achievement Awards

Enrica Federti, PhD

University of Verona

Abstract Title: PKM2 Binds to the Regulatory Regions of GATA1 and STAT5 in β-Thalassemic Mouse Erythroblasts

Luca Lanino, MD

IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital

Abstract Title: A Molecular-Based Ecosystem to Improve Personalized Medicine in Patients With Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML)

ASH-IPIG Abstract Achievement Award for Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)

The International Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria Interest Group (IPIG) is dedicated to enhancing and expanding professional knowledge about paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) and related disorders to improve patient treatment and care. ASH and IPIG have partnered to create this award, which is granted to up to two trainees who are the first or senior author and presenter of the most meritorious PNH-focused abstracts submitted in the fields of red cells and erythropoiesis or bone marrow failure. 

Hussein Awada, MD

Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic

Abstract Title: Counterpoising Immune Pressure and Privilege: Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria Evolutionary Dynamics

Fernanda Gutierrez-Rodrigues, PhD

National Institutes of Health

Abstract Title: Longitudinal Contribution of Distinct Hematopoietic Clones During Marrow Recovery in Immune Aplastic Anemia

Outstanding Abstract Achievement Awards

ASH is pleased to recognize the following abstract presenters who received the highest ranking in their categories. 

Undergraduate Student

Joshua Wischmeyer

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Abstract Title: A Novel Factor VIII Mutation With Increased Activity, Severe Thrombosis, and Resistance to Activated Protein C

Medical Student

Shan Liu

University of Pennsylvania

Abstract Title: Ketogenic Diet Enhances CAR T Cell Antitumor Function Via β-Hydroxybutyrate

Resident Physician

Amelia Haj, MD, PhD

Massachusetts General Hospital

Abstract Title: Coagulation Factor XII (F12) Haploinsufficiency Is Protective Against Venous Thromboembolism

Graduate Student

Travis Fleming

Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Abstract Title: Targeted Protein Degradation Reveals a Repressive Role of MECOM at the CEBPA Locus to Prevent Differentiation in High-Risk Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Postdoctoral Fellow

Jenny Paredes, PhD

City of Hope

Abstract Title: Increased Fiber Intake Results in Better Overall Survival and Lower GI-aGVHD in Allo-HCT Recipients and Pre-Clinical GVHD Models

ASH-Frank Toohey Abstract Achievement Award for Myelodysplastic Syndromes

This award honors the legacy of John Francis (Frank) Toohey, a longtime public servant who died from myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) in 2019 and acknowledges the highest-scoring abstract submitted in the area of MDS in older adult populations. 

Samuel Urrutia, MD

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Abstract Title: Oral Decitabine/Cedazuridine in Patients With MDS and TP53 Mutations: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis from the Phase II and III Trials

Mary Rodes Gibson Memorial Award in Hemostasis and Thrombosis

This honor, which is part of the Outstanding Abstract Achievement Award program, is granted to a trainee who is the first author and presenter of the highest-scoring abstract submitted in the field of hemostasis and thrombosis. 

Amelia Haj, MD, PhD

Massachusetts General Hospital

Abstract Title: Coagulation Factor XII (F12) Haploinsufficiency Is Protective Against Venous Thromboembolism

Joanne Levy, MD, Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement

This award is presented to the ASH Scholar Award recipient with the highest-scoring abstract as determined by the appointed abstract reviewers. 

Natalie Grover, MD

University of North Carolina

Abstract Title: CD30-Directed CAR T Cells Co-Expressing CCR4 in Relapsed/Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma and CD30+ Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma

Minority Graduate Student Abstract Achievement Award

The Minority Graduate Student Abstract Achievement Award is part of the ASH Abstract Achievement Award program. This award program is meant to encourage minority graduate students in the field of hematology and is one component of the broader Minority Recruitment Initiative, which includes a host of awards. 

Francesca Cendali

Colorado University, Anschutz

Abstract Title: Got Oxygen? The Impact of Band 3 on RBC Function During Exercise

Alejandro de Janon

Emory University

Abstract Title: High-Throughput and Long-Term Human Bone Marrow Perivascular Organoids to Study Tumor Microenvironment and Drug Sensitivity in Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Daisy Diaz-Rohena

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Abstract Title: Protein Degrader WH25244 Eliminates Venetoclax Resistance Factors: Mutant or Hyperphosphorylated BCL-2 and BCL-XL

Mike Fernandez

The City of Hope

Abstract Title: SF3B1 Mutation Drives Loss of Y Chromosome in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

NaShea Kendrick

Case Western Reserve University

Abstract Title: Cathepsin G Potentiates Biased Signaling Through Protease-Activated Receptor 4 (PAR4)

Kristopher Knight

Emory University

Abstract Title: Ancestral L-Asparaginases Are Cytotoxic Against ALL Cell Lines With Predicted Reduced Immunogenicity

Olivia Lightfuss

University of Tampa

Abstract Title: The Cyclin-G Associated Kinase (GAK) Is a Critical Targetable Dependency for Successful Mitosis by Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphomas Linked to Retinoblastoma Loss of Function

Paola Manara

University of Miami

Abstract Title: Translational Disruption of NRF2 by Zotatifin Enhances Sensitivity to Ferroptosis and CAR T Cells in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Alicia Matthews

Case Western Reserve University

Abstract Title: The Intracellular Effects of Anti-Polymerizing RNA Aptamers in Sickled Red Blood Cells

Suruchi Salgar

Baylor College of Medicine

Abstract Title: Identifying Clinical and Socioeconomic Factors Associated With Neuropsychological Impairment in Pediatric Patients With Sickle Cell Disease

Casey Wong

Queen’s University

Abstract Title: Transcriptomic Analysis of Clonal Hematopoiesis in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Unveils a Tumorigenic and Dysregulated Immune Profile