Steven Grover, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Nigel Mackman, has been selected to receive a Fellow to Faculty Scholar Award from the American Society of Hematology.
The prestigious ASH Scholar Awards provide financial support to fellows and junior faculty with dedicated careers in hematology research, as they transition from training programs to careers as independent investigators.聽Dr. Grover will receive a $125,000 award to support his research into the anticoagulant potential of C1 esterase inhibitor in venous thrombosis.
The聽ASH Scholar Awards聽are made possible through support from the ASH Foundation as well as from the corporate community, individual donors, and funds committed by the Society.聽The program funds hematologists in the United States and Canada who conduct basic, translational, and clinical research that furthers the understanding and treatment of blood disorders.
鈥淔or researchers, Scholar Awards not only provide vital financial support, but also instill confidence that ASH recognizes their potential to make discoveries of importance to the field,鈥� said 2022 ASH President Jane N. Winter, of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University鈥檚 Feinberg School of Medicine. 鈥淔or more than 35 years now, ASH has supported fellows and early career faculty who have gone on to become leaders in hematology. We congratulate this year鈥檚 recipients and look forward to following the progress of their promising research careers.鈥�
The American Society of Hematology (ASH) is the world鈥檚 largest professional society of hematologists dedicated to furthering the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders affecting the blood.