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Tattersall receives MERIT Award from NIAID
Dr. Peter Tattersall has just received a MERIT award from NIAID. These awards, which cannot be applied for but instead are given at the discretion of the NIH institute, are designed to provide long term support to investigators with "stellar records of research accomplishment". Fewer than 5% investigators are selected to receive MERIT awards.
Hodsdon wins the Ellis Benson Award
Michael Hodsdon, MD, PhD is the 2009 recipient of the Ellis Benson Award of the Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists (ACLPS). This honor, which was presented at the annual meeting of the Academy in June, is given to an early career physician-scientist in the broad field of Laboratory Medicine. Dr. Hodsdon is being recognized for his contributions in structural biology.
Snyder Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP).
Edward L. Snyder, M.D., Professor and Associate Chair for Clinical Affairs in the Department of Laboratory Medicine, has been elected Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Marrow Donor Program.
Howe elected as President of the American Board of Clinical Chemistry
Dr. John Greg Howe was elected to the presidency of the American Board of Clinical Chemistry, the certifying board for PhD Laboratorians in chemistry and molecular diagnostics in the United States.
Kavathas wins Liza Cariaga-Lo Faculty Award
Dr. Paula Kavathas has won the 2009 Liza Cariaga-Lo Faculty Award for Diversity in Scholarship and Service. This Award is given by the Yale Graduate School Office for Diversity and Equal Opportunity.
Lab Med Research Retreat Held September 1, 2009
The biennial Laboratory Medicine all day Research Retreat was held September 1, 2009. Nine investigators gave plenary talks, sixteen posters on original investigative work were presented, and fourteen posters on core shared resources were also presented. Topics for the lunch table discussions for trainees included the academic career pathway, biotechnology career paths, management of career and family, how to manage a research laboratory, teaching, and careers for clinical laboratory PhD's.
Dr. Christopher Tormey, Transfusion Medicine Fellow, and Dr. Stephanie Eisenbarth, resident, at the 2008 ACLPS meeting in Philadelphia where they received Young Investigator Awards.
Four Yale Residents honored with Paul E. Strandjord Young Investigator Awards
At the 2009 Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists meeting in Los Angeles, the major academic organization for our discipline, four Yale CP residents and post-doctoral trainees received Young Investigator Awards. They were Stephanie Eisenbarth, Jonathan Genzen, Mandar Kulkarni and Camille Keeler. Moreover, two of these awards (Eisenbarth, Genzen) were given “with Distinction”. This follows up on a similarly outstanding performance at the 2008 ACLPS meeting in Philadelphia where Stephanie Eisenbarth, Jonathan Genzen, Christopher Tormey, and Richard Torres won awards, with Eisenbarth and Genzen again receiving the Awards "with distinction" out of only four such kudos given out.
Rinder appointed National Chair of ASCP Pathology Resident In-Service Committee
Henry Rinder, M.D. is appointed National Chair of the ASCP Pathology Resident In-Service Committee in 2008. The Resident In-Service Examination (RISE) is taken by all pathology residents in the United States and by residents in some programs outside the US.
Laboratory Medicine: A National Status Report
The CDC has issued a report entitled Laboratory Medicine: A National Status Report (June 2008). This report emphasizes the critical importance of the discipline to overall health care, its intrinsically evidence-based nature, its rapidly expanding presence, and the need for continued work at the cutting edge of genomic, proteomic and cellular diagnostics. Of particular note was the admonition that 'expanded [laboratory medicine] consultation services to clinicians would contribute to improved patient care and outcomes.' Moreover, "the primary barriers to interpretive consultations in clinical pathology [laboratory medicine] reports are lack of reimbursement for such consultations and the shortage of subspecialty expertise.
The even more recent 2009 update to this report discusses needed improvement in the patient-centered aspects of Laboratory Medicine practice, again re-emphasizes the need for better consultation, and expresses concern over the adequacy of training in Laboratory Medicine in medical schools.
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