The first recipients
have been selected for a new international scholarship opportunity,
sponsored by the European Hematology Association (EHA) and the American
Society of Hematology (ASH), for scientists in training or the early phase
of their careers. The EHA-ASH International Fellowship Award not only
provides researchers from North America and Europe with the chance to
pursue their studies in a different environment, but is intended to build
stronger ties between these scientific communities.
The 2007 awardees, Giovanni Roti, MD, and Marta Crespo, PhD, will each
be provided with $75,000 to fund their research, plus additional travel
stipends to attend the EHA and ASH annual meetings to hear current
scientific developments relevant to their work.
"As a European scientist, I have always admired the American academic
model and aspired to train in this environment," stated Dr. Roti. "This
opportunity will broaden my exposure to new genomic models of scientific
discovery and deepen my knowledge about a field of research not accessible
in my current laboratory in Italy."
Dr. Roti, a resident at the Italian Perugia University, will pursue his
work at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston on the modulation of a
gene called Notch1. Dr. Crespo, from the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, will
develop her research project on specific protein interactions in chronic
lymphocytic leukemia at the Institute for Cancer Genetics at Columbia
University in New York.
For more information about the EHA-ASH International Fellowship Award,
visit hematology/education/awards/ifa.cfm.
The American Society of Hematology (hematology/) is the
world's largest professional society concerned with the causes and
treatment of blood disorders. Its mission is to further the understanding,
diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders affecting blood, bone
marrow, and the immunologic, hemostatic, and vascular systems, by promoting
research, clinical care, education, training, and advocacy in hematology.
American Society of Hematology
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