This award began as a lectureship in 1963 and was designated as a Memorial Award in 1983. The person who receives this award shall have demonstrated teaching ability and shall have made a major contribution to the field of transfusion medicine or biotherapies. Acceptance of the award requires attendance at the AABB Annual Meeting and the presentation of a lecture.
The recipient will receive a $5,000 honorarium. The Emily Cooley Memorial Award and Lectureship is presented annually and the recipient is chosen one year in advance. This award is funded through an endowment from Vitalant.
To be eligible for this award, candidates:
Recipient selected by a joint committee comprised of leaders from the Cellular Therapies Section Coordinating Committee and Transfusion Medicine Section Coordinating Committee with formal approval by AABB's Board of Directors.
Please send all inquiries about this award to awards@aabb.org.
Cassandra D. Josephson, MD
In recognition of her scientific achievements and her unwavering support and efforts in mentoring the next generation of transfusion medicine leaders. Among her many accomplishments, Dr. Josephson’s work led to critical advancements in pediatric care. Her research was instrumental in discovering that necrotizing enterocolitis is associated with anemia, which provided critical evidence that RBC transfusion is safe in most instances for preterm infants.
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