NBF 17th Annual Golf Tournament & Challenge Cup
NBF 15th Annual Run for Research
NBF Grant Recipients' Lecture and Luncheon
NBF Reception
NBF 17th Annual Golf Tournament & Challenge Cup Register Now!
This year's annual NBF golf tournament will be held on Friday, October 11, 2013 at Fossil Trace Golf Club with a shotgun start at 9:00am MT. Transportation provided to and from the golf course.
Registration is now open! Contact Amy Quiggins at aquiggins@aabb.org with any questions.
| GuaranTEEd Foursome |
$1,600 |
| InDIVOTual Registration |
$300 |
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Be an NBF Champion and help support this year's Golf Tournament.
Featuring your logo, your company will be remembered with these newly offered take-home items. Support opportunities can be customized to fit your specific needs. Contact Jean Bryant at jbryant@aabb.org.
Support the tournament for $4,000 or more and receive a Complimentary Foursome! |
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NEW Golf Support Opportunities
| Awards Ceremony/Reception (non-exclusive) |
$6,000 |
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| Beverage Cart Supporter (exclusive) |
$4,000 |
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| Golf Balls |
$4,000 |
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| Golf Shoe Bag |
$4,000 |
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| Breakfast |
$3,000 |
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| Golf Towels |
$3,000 |
RESERVED by Immucor, Inc. |
| Lip Balm on Retractable Keyring |
$2,000 |
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| Hole-in-One Supporter |
$1,000 |
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| Putting Contest |
$1,000 |
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NBF 15th Annual Run for Research Register Now!
The NBF Run for Research will be held on Sunday, October 13, 6:45am MT, at the Cherry Creek Bike Path, within walking distance from the Colorado Convention Center.
Registration is now open! $50 registration includes a free Run for Research "Tee".
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Be an NBF Winner and help support this year's Run for Research!
Help add a warm and stylish touch to our dedicated runners and walkers in Colorado's chilly morning air. Your company logo will be imprinted on some of these fun and reusable accessories. Support opportunities can be customized to fit your specific needs. Contact Jean Bryant at jbryant@aabb.org. |
NEW Run for Research Support Opportunities
Premier Supporter (exclusive)
Your company logo on the T-shirt and six
complimentary registrations. |
$5,500 |
Breakfast Buffet Supporter
Two complimentary registrations. |
$3,000 |
| Lip Balm on Retractable Keyring |
$2,000 |
| Gloves |
$2,000 |
| Ear Headbands |
$2,000 |
| Handwarmers |
$1,000 |
| Welcome Table |
$1,000 |
NBF Grant Recipients' Lecture and Luncheon
This year the annual NBF Grant Recipients' Lecture and Luncheon will honor three outstanding NBF grant recipients. Seating is reserved for the first 100 who register for this event through AABB's annual meeting registration.
2013 Speakers not yet announced.
2012 Speakers Included:
Anand Padmanabhan, M.D., PhD., Medical Director at the BloodCenter of Wisconsin and Associate Investigator at the Blood Research Institute. As a 2012 grant recipient, he will discuss his NBF funded research entitled "Role of IgA and IgM Immunoglobulins in Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis (HIT)".
Taku Kambayashi, M.D., PhD, Assistant Professor at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, a 2009 grant recipient, will discuss his ongoing research in the field of transfusion medicine and cellular therapies and the scientific development that has come from his NBF funded research entitled "The role of GMCSF in regulatory T-cell proliferation and homeostasis".
Beth H. Shaz, M.D., Chief Medical Officer at New York Blood Center, a 2008 NBF grant recipient, will discuss her ongoing research in the field of transfusion medicine and cellular therapies and the scientific development that has come from her NBF funded research entitled "Blood Donation considerations in African Americans".
Support Opportunity:
Contact Jean Bryant at jbryant@aabb.org.
NBF Grant Recipients' Lecture and Luncheon
Investment includes one reserved table for eight
guests and signage at event entrance. |
$8,000 |
The Jack Latham Memorial Award for Innovative Research (formerly the David B. Pall Prize for Innovative Research) will be awarded at the Grants Luncheon.
Recipient is selected by the National Blood Foundation (NBF) Scientific Grants Review Committee with formal approval by the NBF Board of Trustees. This award (formerly known as the David B. Pall Prize for Innovative Research) was established in 2013 to honor Haemonetics Corporation's founder, whose lifetime research transformed the practice of blood processing. This award recognizes a scientist whose original research resulted in an important contribution to the body of scientific knowledge in transfusion medicine or cellular therapies. Recipient will receive a $10,000 honorarium.
NBF Reception
This invitation-only event celebrates the scientists funded through NBF's Scientific Research Grants Program and the major donors who contributed to their funding.
Support Opportunity:
Contact Jean Bryant at jbryant@aabb.org.
NBF Reception
Investment includes recognition during the
reception, signage at event entrance and
four invitations to this "invitation-only" event. |
$3,500 |
Dale A. Smith Memorial Award is awarded at the NBF Reception
Recipient selected by the National Blood Foundation (NBF) Scientific Grants Review Committee with formal approval by the NBF Board of Trustees. This award, created in 2002 and funded by Fenwal Inc., A Fresenius Kabi Company, honors Dale A. Smith, a long-time Baxter Healthcare executive who was responsible for establishing the Fenwal Division of Baxter. This award will be presented to an individual or institution to recognize groundbreaking work performed in the application of technology to the practice of transfusion medicine or cellular therapies. Recipient will receive a $7,500 honorarium.