ASH News Daily 2015 - Day 2 - (Page B-1)

ASH NEWS DAILY ® 57th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology Issue 2, Section B Sunday, December 6, 2015 Orlando, FL Read this issue online at www.hematology.org/ashnewsdaily2015_sunday Follow us on Twitter using #ASH15 SCHEDULE 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration Orange County Convention Center West Building, Level 1 Concourse 7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Education/Scientific Program 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Poster Session II - Viewing Orange County Convention Center (Hall A2 - A3) 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. Education/Scientific Program 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Exhibits Open Orange County Convention Center (Exhibit Hall A4 - B4) 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Trainee Simultaneous Didactic Sessions Open only to trainees wearing a blue badge 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Product Theaters in Exhibit Hall Orange County Convention Center (Exhibit Hall A4 - B4) 12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m. Simultaneous Oral Sessions 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. Spotlight Sessions 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Simultaneous Oral Sessions 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Poster Session II - Presentations Orange County Convention Center (Hall A2 - A3) 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Poster Hall Reception IN THIS SECTION Clinical Research Training Institute B-6 Trainee Events & Services B-10 Scholar Award Program B-16 Orlando Restaurant Guide B-33 2015 Wallace H. Coulter Award Honors the Innovative Spirit of Dr. Aaron J. Marcus T oday, Aaron J. Marcus, MD, will be recognized with the Wallace H. Coulter Award for Lifetime Achievement in Hematology for his groundbreaking research in hemostasis and thrombosis, and his remarkable dedication to the field for almost 60 years. Dr. Marcus passed away in May 2015, and his children will accept the award on his behalf. Dr. Marcus served as Chief of Hematology-Oncology at the Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System and as Attending Physician at New YorkPresbyterian Hospital, after working for years at Weill Cornell Medical College as Professor of Medicine, and later as Professor of Medicine in Pathology and Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, until the time of his death. The Wallace H. Coulter Award is ASH's highest honor and is named for the late Wallace Henry Coulter, a prolific in- ventor who made important contri- than 60 years, and his children also butions to the field of hematology remember their father conducting and to ASH. symphonic perforAccording to his mances with one children, Dr. Marcus finger while listenwas an extremely ing to the car rasupportive father dio, and being an who took great pride avid photographer in their creative acand collector of fine complishments. They cameras. These varrecalled that he would ied interests were often proudly make present in Dr. Marphotocopies of newscus from an early paper articles and age. As a teenager, publications written he showed great by or about his chilcuriosity about prodren and send them cesses and technical to everyone he knew. equipment; he even Aaron J. Marcus, MD They also recall Dr. had his own dark Marcus's own creroom where he deative side: He was very passionate veloped photos he took. While he about music, his favorite genre be- found inspiration among his mening classical, even though he also tors and colleagues, Dr. Marcus read delved into jazz and pop. He at»» COULTER AWARD Page B-5 tended the opera regularly for more Dr. Craig Kitchens and Dr. Curt Civin to be Honored with the 2015 Mentor Awards E ach year, ASH honors two inspiring individuals who exemplify mentorship within the hematologic community. In 2015 ASH recognizes Dr. Craig Kitchens, MD, and Dr. Curt Civin, MD, with the 2015 Mentor Awards for Clinical Investigation and Basic Science, respectively. ASH will present Drs. Kitchens and Civin with their awards today at 1:30 p.m. in Hall D of the Orange CounCraig Kitchens, MD ty Convention Center. Craig Kitchens Dr. Kitchens is Professor Emeritus at the University of Florida (UF) College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida. Aside from being a world authority on thrombosis and disseminated intravascular coagulation, Dr. Kitchens has served as a mentor for many students, resi- Curt Civin, MD dents, fellows, and faculty through his role as Director of the Residency Training Program and in multiple leadership positions at the VA Medical Center. While he is described as intelligent, charismatic, and extremely caring by those he has mentored, Dr. Kitchens' exemplary work does not end at UF; in addition to mentoring, Dr. Kitchens and his wife started a small center in North Carolina to provide support for children living with serious illnesses, and their families. He also chaperones and advises a group of 20 medical students on medical missions to Nicaragua each year. The success of his trainees is proof of Dr. Kitchens' dedication and efficacy as a mentor; many currently hold positions of leadership at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), among other prestigious academic centers around »» MENTOR AWARDS Page B-4  http://www.hematology.org/ashnewsdaily2015_sunday

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