AABB announced the 2024 recipients of the Association’s prestigious awards.
The awards, bestowed annually, are presented to distinguished individuals who have made significant contributions to AABB and the field of transfusion medicine and biotherapies.
This year’s recipients are as follows:
Bernard Fantus Lifetime Achievement Medal:
Marion Elizabeth Reid, FIMBS, PhD, DSc(Hon.)
Landsteiner-Alter Award:
Michael P. Busch, MD, PhD
Emily Cooley Memorial Award:
Cassandra D. Josephson, MD
Tibor Greenwalt Memorial Award:
James C. Zimring, MD, PhD
Hemphill-Jordan Leadership Award:
Yvette Marie Miller, MD, ABIHM
Sally Frank Memorial Award:
LeeAnn Walker, Med, MLS(ASCP)SBB
Dale Smith Memorial Award:
James Earl Crowe, Jr., MD
AABB Foundation Award for Innovative Research:
Vijay Bhoj, MD, PhD
Transfusion Research Innovation in Scientific Excellence (RISE) Award:
Article: “Plasma transfusion–transmission of Zika virus in mice and macaques”
Authors: Sonia Bakkour, Michael P. Busch, Lark L. Coffey, Marion C. Lanteri, Kai Lu, Felicia Santa Maria, Marcus O. Muench, Graham Simmons, Anil Singapuri, Inderdeep Singh, Mars Stone, Jackson Stuart, Koen K. A. Van Rompay, Phillip C. Williamson, JoAnn L. Yee
AABB will honor this year’s award recipients in-person at the upcoming 2024 AABB Annual Meeting, to be held October 19-22 in Houston, Texas. The Bernard Fantus Lifetime Achievement Medal and the Research Innovation in Scientific Excellence (RISE) Award will be bestowed during the General Session of the Annual Meeting, which begins at 3 p.m. (CT) on Saturday, October 19.
Additional awards will be presented – and will include lectureships by the recipients – during the following sessions:
Landsteiner-Alter Award: Donor and Recipient Safety and Transfusion Efficacy Research: Past, Present and Future (presented by Michael Busch, Landsteiner-Alter Award recipient), taking place on Monday, October 21, from 8:15 to 9:15 a.m.
Emily Cooley Memorial Award: Pediatric Transfusion Medicine: A Coming-of-Age Journey (presented by Cassandra Josephson, Emily Cooley Memorial Award recipient), taking place on Monday, October 21, from 2 to 3 p.m.
Tibor Greenwalt Memorial Award: Alloimmunization to RBC Transfusion: Mechanisms, Interventions, and Future Directions (presented by James Zimring, Tibor Greenwalt Memorial Award recipient), taking place on Monday, October 21, from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m.
Hemphill-Jordan Leadership Award: Cross-Cultural Conversations: Advancing Equity Through Interprofessional Education: A Template For Organizational Change (presented by Yvette Miller, Hemphill-Jordan Leadership Award recipient), taking place on Saturday, October 19, from 1:45 to 2:45 p.m.
Sally Frank Memorial Award: The Importance of Mentors... or The Long and Winding Road (presented by LeeAnn Walker, Sally Frank Memorial Award recipient), taking place on Saturday, October 19, from 8:15 to 9:15 a.m.
