parallel sessions - International Society for Blood Transfusion

ISBT AwardsISBT2006ISBT AwardsISBT AWARDSISBT AWARDSISBT Presidential AwardOn the initiative of the Foundation Transfusion Medicine in Amsterdam, The Netherlands,the Council of the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) has instituted theISBT Presidential Award. This very prestigious Award is presented once every two yearsat the International Congress of the ISBTISBT AwardThe ISBT Award will be granted to some-one who has done an outstanding contributionto the educational aspects of blood transfusion and transfusion medicine. Theaward ceremony will take place during the ISBT General Assembly on Tuesday,5 September, 11.45-13.00 hours. (Auditorium)170The Award is granted to a senior person who has made eminent contributions totransfusion medicine or a related field through original basic or applied research, thepractice of transfusion therapy or through a significant educational and/or servicecontribution to the field. The goals of these contributions and the effect thereof have hada significant input in transfusion medicine. At this Congress, the special ISBT PresidentialAward Symposium will be organised on September 5 th , at which the selected nomineewill present a lecture covering his expertise. Also presentations by other specialistson issues related to the field of the nominee will be presented. In the evening of theday of the Symposium, an invitational gala dinner will be held to honour the winner ofthe ISBT Presidential Award.In 2000 the Award was granted to P.L. Mollison (United Kingdom), in 2002 to H.J. Alter(USA) and in 2004 to D.J. Anstee (United Kingdom) and J.P. Cartron (France). The Awardwinner of 2006 is C.F. Högman (Sweden).Professor Högman developed preservation fluids (e.g. SAGM) that elongated theshelf life of red blood cells to 42 days. Due to his research, optimal preservation ofred blood cells is now standard practice World wide and has made blood transfusionmore effective than ever before.International Women in Transfusion AwardIn 2004, for the first time in their collective histories, three of the major transfusionmedicine organizations in the world – the AABB, the BBTS and ISBT – were led bywomen professionals. To commemorate this occurrence, these 3 organizations agreedto establish this unique award to honor women for lifetime achievements in transfusionmedicine and science.Through this award, the three organizations will strive to regularly acknowledge womenprofessionals whose cumulative record – in original research, innovative educationalmethods or outstanding clinical practice – demonstrates important and significantcontributions to the body of medical and/or scientific knowledge or to the understandingand practice of transfusion medicine.This year the prize is awarded to Dr. Marion Reid from the New York Blood Centre.The award winning lecture will be presented on Tuesday, 5 September, 09.00 – 09.30hours. (Auditorium)171Jean Julliard PrizeThe Jean Julliard Prize was established in memory of the first Secretary-General of theSociety. It is reserved for doctors and scientists under 40 years of age in recognitionof recently completed work on blood transfusion medicine and science.The Prize is awarded every two years at the International Congress. This year the19 th prize is awarded to Dr. Masja de Haas of Sanquin Diagnostic Services (Amsterdam,the Netherlands) for her paper “High-throughput genotyping for red cell blood groupsand platelet antigens in transfusion medicine”. Dr. de Haas will receive the Jean JulliardPrize on Tuesday, 5 September, 08.30-09.00 hours. (Auditorium)INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLOOD TRANSFUSION