2009 AABB-Fenwal Scholarship Awards Program

AABB–Fenwal Transfusion Medicine Scholarship Award Program

AABB–Fenwal SBB Scholarship Award Program

The 2009 AABB-Fenwal SBB Scholarship recipients are:

Leslie Cooper, MT(ASCP)SBB

Manuscript title: “Cryopreservation of Peripheral Blood Progenitor Cells By Uncontrolled Rate Freezing at -95 degres Celsius Using Cryoprotectant Containing a Final Concentration of 5 Percent Dimethyl Sulfoxide” (PDF)

Rebecca Lam
Manuscript title: “Knowledge of FDA Reportable Deviations” (PDF)

And in addition, there is an AABB-Fenwal SBB Honorable Mention recipient:

Dee Gribble, MT(ASCP)SBB
Manuscript title: "Cost-Effectiveness of FDA Variance for Blood Collection from Individuals with Hereditary Hemochromatosis at a 398 Bed Hospital-Based Donor Center" (PDF)

AABB congratulates this year’s recipients and extends thanks to all those who applied this year.

The above recipients have given AABB permission to post their manuscripts on the AABB Web site as an educational resource for future, interested applicants to the program. Applicants may print only one copy of each manuscript for personal use as an educational resource when preparing application to the AABB scholarship award programs. Any other use is strictly prohibited and the manuscripts may not be shared or made accessible to others in any format. For any questions, please contact Rachel Singer, staff liaison, at rsinger@aabb.org.

If you are interested in applying to the 2010 AABB-Fenwal SBB Scholarship Award Program, please visit this web page again in December 2009 for updated application forms and rules. To note, below is the 2009 application rules for reference purposes only when viewing the above manuscripts.

If you have any questions regarding the program or application process, you may contact the staff liaison:

Rachel Singer

AABB
8101 Glenbrook Road
Bethesda, MD 20814-2749
rsinger@aabb.org

1. Scientific paper reporting experimental work. The work may be an original concept, extension of a major concept or application of a procedure or concept in: a) PBSC transplant therapy, b) blood substitutes, c) blood collection, testing and transfusion, d) effects of leukoreduction on blood component therapy, e) IV immune globulin, f) hemophilia, g) effects of managed care on transfusion medicine, h) viral inactivation of blood components, i) topical hemostasis, or j) other transfusion medicine topics.
2. Analytical or interpretational review on transfusion medicine topics suitable for publication in a professional journal.
3. Innovative educational syllabus on transfusion medicine topics using traditional or advanced technology modalities.

An applicant may have received some ideas and guidance in outline, scope and content from peers, instructors, supervisors, previously existing literature, or other sources. However, all other work, including critical review of the literature, performance of tests, writing of the report and final decisions on all editing and revisions of the report will be the applicant’s. The staff coordinator to the SSCC at the AABB National Office should be contacted if there is any question about eligibility.

Entries must be less than 3,000 words on a subject pertaining to blood banking or a related field. Papers over 3,000 words, excluding abstract, tables and figures, will be disqualified.

Scientific papers should describe materials and methods used, including experimental design, in sufficient detail to enable other scientists to evaluate or duplicate your work. Reviews should analyze or interpret the subject and not just restate the literature. Educational entries should include a brief summary reviewing the need for the program, how the program is innovative, and a list of references. The submission should include an abstract of not more than 200 words. EDIT AND PROOFREAD CAREFULLY. SUBMIT THE ORIGINAL AND FINAL VERSION. Retain a copy for your files. The paper itself must not in any way identify the applicant. A separate title page bearing the title of the paper and the name and address of the applicant must, therefore, be included in the entry; this page will not be provided to reviewers. Acknowledgments of personal communication on unpublished material will be acceptable if the anonymity of the entry is not compromised. Decisions of the evaluation committee are final. Grades and evaluation comments are confidential and are not available for distribution.

A student may submit more than one entry; however, no student may receive more than one award. The scholarship awards are presented at the AABB Annual Meeting & TXPO 2009 in New Orleans, La. Payment will be made after the winners have completed the SBB Program. All entries remain the property of AABB and entries are accepted only with the understanding that the work has not been published or printed elsewhere without prior approval of AABB. This permission will be granted in all cases, but the applicant must request approval in writing through the AABB National Office.