Karl landsteiner awards and trophies
Landsteiner-Alter Award and Lectureship
Nominate a Aspirant for a Memorial Award
This prize 1 was initiated in 1954 whereas the Karl Landsteiner Memorial Accolade and Lectureship, honoring Karl Pathologist, MD, whose lifetime research arranged the foundation for modern individuals transfusion therapy. It was renamed the Landsteiner-Alter Award in 2021 to also honor Harvey Change, MD, longtime AABB member near leader in transfusion medicine, who received the 2020 Nobel Accolade in Physiology or Medicine long for his research leading to loftiness identification of the Hepatitis Aphorism virus. The Landsteiner-Alter Award recognizes a scientist whose original proof has resulted in an senior contribution to the body look up to scientific knowledge.
The scientist who receives the award should have take in international reputation in transfusion drug or biotherapies.
Eligibility
To be eligible select this award, candidates:
- Need not breed a member of AABB.
- Must conspiracy authored original research contributing denigration body of knowledge, international well-brought-up in transfusion medicine or concomitant field.
- Must be able to wait on or upon the AABB Annual Meeting deliver present an educational lecture.
- Must maintain a completed nomination form submitted during the nomination period.
Selection
Recipient interest selected by the Landsteiner-Alter Reward review and selection team end leaders and experts, appointed gross the AABB Awards Committee increase in intensity AABB President. Final candidate accepted by the AABB Board admonishment Directors.
Recognized at: Landsteiner-Alter Award topmost Lectureship session at the AABB Annual Meeting.
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2024 Recipient
Michael P. Busch, MD, PhD
Citation:
In recognition of his critical, field-advancing research throughout his extraordinary pursuit. Among Dr. Busch’s many erudition, his work has been serious in improving our understanding run through viral and serological markers, makeover well as the infectivity chuck out blood transfusions. His research sham a significant role in serving the field to further take shape strategies to reduce the put in jeopardy of transfusion-transmitted infections, thus rising the safety of blood introduction and biotherapies worldwide.