Association of Clinical Scientists

Recipients of the Gold Headed Cane

The Awards Committee, at its discretion, awards a Gold-Headed Cane to a Fellow of the Association who by long and distinguished service has become exemplary of the clinical and scientific aspirations of the Association, and who has attained international recognition as a leader in clinical science.

1974 F William Sunderman MD PhD
1980 Shields Warren MD
1984 Oscar G Costa Mandry MD
1985 Michael M Lubran MD PhD
1989 Wallace H Coulter PhD
1998 F William Sunderman Jr MD
2000 Edward E Morse MD
2003 Jeno E Szakacs MD
2006 Vernon E Martens MD
2008 George D Vlahides MD
2013 John Savory PhD
2015 Robert L Hunter MD PhD
2018 Robert E Brown, MD
2019 Clive R. Hamlin, PhD

Clinical Scientists of the Year (Sunderman Award)

The Awards Committee, at its discretion, selects a Fellow of the Association to receive the annual "Sunderman Award," named in honor of F.W. Sunderman, Sr., MD, PhD, the Association’s founder. This award, in the form of a silver goblet and an unframed certificate, is presented to a member who has made outstanding contributions to clinical science in research, teaching, and service. The recipient is designated "Clinical Scientist of the Year."

1957 Frank W Konzelmann MD
1958 Oscar G Costa Mandry MD
1959 Earl B Wert MD
1960 Asher Yaguda MD
1961 George F Stevenson MD
1962 Herbert Derman MD
1963 Malcolm L Barnes MD
1964 Robert P MacFate PhD
1965 Joseph C Sherrick MD
1966 Vernon E Martens MD
1967 Gonzalo E Aponte MD
1968 Joe M Blumberg MD
1969 Robert P MacFate PhD
1970 John H Wilkinson PhD
1971 Jeno E Szakacs MD
1972 James J Humes MD
1973 Michael M Lubran MD PhD
1974 William E Delaney MD
1975 Howard Quittner MD
1976 F William Sunderman Jr MD
1977 John Savory PhD
1978 Owen M Rennert MD
1979 Elgin A Cowart Jr MD
1980 Edward E Morse MD
1981 Daniel L Weiss MD
1982 Bernard Gondos MD
1983 John Klavins MD
1984 Richard H Gadsden Sr PhD
1985 Irene E Roeckel MD
1986 Donald T Forman PhD
1987 David E Bruns MD
1988 Kendall Kane MD
1989 Robert L Hunter Jr MD PhD
1990 William C Griffiths PhD
1991 Ernest M Walker Jr MD PhD
1992 Peter J Goldblatt MD
1993 Armand B Glassman MD
1994 John Lazarchick MD
1995 James T Wu PhD
1996 Frederick L Kiechle MD PhD
1997 Paul C Fu PhD
1998 Pai C Kao PhD
2000 Robert E Brown MD
2001 Egil Fosslien MD and Donald J Cannon PhD
2002 Linda Steel-Goodwin PhD
2003 Roger L Bertholf PhD
2004 Joseph P Laurino PhD
2005 Peter Farmer MD
2006 Sidney M Hopfer PhD
2007 M Kent Froberg MD, DVM
2008 Joseph C Parker Jr MD
2009 Steven I Hajdu MD
2010 Joseph A. Knight MD
2011 Roland Valdes Jr PhD
2012 Juliana Szakacs MD, Boston, MA
2013 Clive R Hamlin PhD
2014 Kyle C Kurek MD
2015 Charles D Hawker PhD MBA
2016 Nina Tatevian MD PhD
2017 John Hicks MD DDS PhD
2018 Peter C Hu, PhD
2019 Joshua A. Bornhorst, PhD

FW Sunderman, Jr. Diploma of Honor

The Awards Committee, at its discretion, awards unframed F.W. Sunderman, Jr. Diplomas of Honor to scientists in recognition of sustained, salient, and meritorious contributions to clinical science and its professional advancement. The recipients are usually but not necessarily Fellows of the Association. This award honors F. William Sunderman, Jr., MD, the Association’s long time Secretary-Treasurer and Editor of the Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science.

1957 Claude P Brown MD
1958 F William Sunderman MD PhD
1959 Robert P MacFate PhD
1960 Hans N Naumann MD
1961 Vernon E Martens MD
1962 Harrison H Leffler MD
1963 Dora A Newson MD
1964 Philip H Geisler MD
1965 Oscar Kanner MD
1966 Evelyn B Man PhD
1967 Joseph B Hartney MD
1968 Dorothea M Gilmore MD
1969 Samuel A Levinson MD
1970 Oscar G Costa Mandry MD
1971 Leon N Sussman MD
1972 Kurt M Dubowski PhD
1973 Alfred H Free PhD
1974 Mel A Davis MD
1975 Irene E Roeckel MD
1976 Elgin P Kintner MD
1977 Donald T Forman PhD
1978 Albert Cannon MD
1979 Henry A Teloh MD
1980 Edward E Bermes Jr PhD
1981 Arthur L Levy PhD
1982 Arnold O Beckman PhD
1983 Harry F Weisberg MD
1984 Paul C Fu PhD
1985 Israel Diamond MD and Ernest M Walker Jr MD PhD
1966 Evelyn B Man PhD
1986 Marge A Brewster PhD and Jasper G Chen See MD
1987 Robert L Hunter Jr MD PhD and Armand B Glassman MD
1988 Edward E Morse MD
1989 Richard H Gadsden Sr PhD
1990 Ludolph H van der Hoeven MD PhD
1991 Helen M Free DSc and Frederick Muschenheim MD
1992 Donald J Cannon PhD
1993 Andrew E Lorincz MD
1994 Bernard Gondos MD
1995 Peter M Farmer MD
1996 George D Vlahides MD
1997 Joseph A Knight MD
1998 Sidney M Hopfer PhD
2000 Clive R Hamlin PhD
2001 Filiberto Cavazos MD
2002 James T Wu PhD
2003 Juliana G Szakacs MD
2004 Robert E Brown MD and Lily L Wu PhD
2005 Roger L Bertholf PhD
2006 Frederick L Kiechle MD PhD
2007 F William Sunderman Jr MD
2008 John Lazarchick MD
2009 Jonathan S Krauss MD
2010 M. Kent Froberg MD
2011 Charles D. Hawker PhD MBA
2012 Nina Tatevian MD PhD, Houston, TX
2013 Vincent A DeBari PhD
2014 Amadeo J Pesce PhD
2015 Roland Valdes Jr PhD
2016 Kilmer S McCully MD
2017 Myra L. Wilkerson MD
2018 Philip R Foulis, MD, MPH
2019 M. John Hicks, MD, DDS, PhD

Recipients of the Young Clinical Scientist Award

The Awards Committee, at its discretion, designates clinical scientists under the age of 45 years to receive the "Young Clinical Scientist Award," in the form of an unframed certificate, in recognition of exceptional zeal for research in clinical science. The recipients are usually but not necessarily members of the Association.

1983 Petrina V Genco PhD
1984 Sidney M Hopfer PhD
1985 James C Boyd MD
1986 Steven H-Y Wong PhD
1987 E Howard Taylor PhD
1988 Raymond J Dorio MD
1989 Robin A Felder PhD
1990 Carolyn M Salafia MD
1991 Juliana G Szakacs MD
1992 Betty A Forbes PhD
1993 Joseph P Laurino PhD and Terrence N Moyana MD
1994 Kathleen A Allen MD
1995 Linda Steel-Goodwin PhD and Gregory S Makowski PhD
1996 Gregory Tsongalis PhD
1997 Daniel D Sedmak MD
1998 Roger L Bertholf PhD
2000 Margery H Mark MD
2001 Lynn P Parker MD and Pratima R Savargaonkar MD
2002 Nicholas Bandarenko III MD
2003 Kathleen A Kelly PhD
2004 Maura Piretti PhD and Myra L Wilkerson MD
2005 Dani S Zander MD
2006 Howard J Meyerson MD
2007 Iris Schrijver MD
2008 Kyle C Kurek MD
2009 Gillian A Franklin MD
2010 Consolato M Sergi MD PhD and L Brannon Thomas MD PhD
2011 Peter C Hu PhD
2012 Kristen K Reynolds PhD Louisville KY
2013 Joshua A Bornhorst PhD (Clinical Applications)
2013 Kristine E Konopka PhD (Clinical Applications)
2013 Lori M Millner PhD (Innovation/Science)
2013 Frederick G Strathmann IV PhD (Technology Development)
2014 Christina M Jacobsen MD
2015 Trevor Pitcher PhD
2016 Jason L Kubinak PhD
2017 Lindsay N Strotman PhD
2018 Delu (Tyler) Yin, PhD
Captain Devin Broadwater, MD

Abraham J Gitlitz Memorial Lecturers

Abraham J. Gitlitz, M.D., (1906-1973) was Director of Laboratories at Christ Hospital, Jersey City, NJ, and Associate Professor of Pathology at the New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry. He was a member of the Association of Clinical Scientists since 1960 and participated in virtually all of its workshops and meetings. Dr. Gitlitz died on 9 May 1973 as a consequence of a motorbike accident during a field trip to the Bermuda Biological Station sponsored by the Association. The Abraham J. Gitlitz Memorial Fund commemorates his accomplishments as a clinician, researcher, teacher, and administrator.

1974 Klaus Schwarz MD, Elements Identified as Essential for Animals
1976 Ramon M Suarez MD, Aging
1978 Thomas Hayes MD, Discovery and Proof: The Role of Intuition and Logic in Electron Microscopy
1980 Owen M Rennert MD, Polyamines in Health and Disease
1982 Paul I Terasaki MD, Monoclonal Antibodies to Tumor Antigens
1984 Joseph H Coggins PhD, Under-standing Cancer Induction: Clues for Diagnosis and Typing
1985 Philippe Grandjean MD PhD, Reference Intervals for Toxic Metals in Body Fluids and Tissues
1987 John Lazarchick MD, Flow Cytometric Analysis: Utility in Detection of Platelet Antibodies
1989 Robert Fechner MD, Carcinoma-in-Situ: An Outmoded Diagnosis
1990 Michael R Hayden MD PhD, Huntington’s Disease
1992 Jonathan L Miller MD PhD, Molecular Pathology of the Platelet von Willebrand Factor Receptor
1994 Harry S Margolius MD, Kinins: Modulators of Vascular Resistance and Blood Pressure
1996 Kenneth M Brinkhous MD, Hemophilia: Evolution of Understanding and Management
1998 Charles J Carpenter MD, Anti-retroviral Therapy for HIV Infection
1999 Eng M Tan MD, Autoantigens Associated with Carcinogenesis
2000 Abdullah Kutlar MD, Hemoglobinopathies: Molecular Pathology and Clinical Correlations
2004 Michael Laposata MD, The Future of Physicians in Laboratory Medicine
2006 Shahla Masood MD, Breast and Prostate Cancers: Similarities and Differences
2008 Alan H Wilkinson MD, Kidney Transplantation: Past Successes and Future Hopes
2010 Kilmer S. McCully MD, Lipoproteins, Infection, Homocysteine, and the Vulnerable Plaque
2012 J. Allan Tucker MD, Challenges of Smaller Facilities in the Changing World of Medicine
2014 Magali J Fontaine MD PhD, The Most Significant Changes in Blood Banking in the Last Ten Years
2016 Gareth Morgan MD FRCP FRCPath PhD, Multiple Myeloma – What We Have Learnd and What We Can Do
2018 Andy Futreal, PhD, Cancer Heterogeneity: Challenges and Opportunity for Clinical Impact
2019 Raphael Barishansky, Pennsylvania’s Response to the Opioid Epidemic

Claude P Brown Memorial Lecturers

Claude P. Brown, M.D., (1875-1976), was Pathologist at the U.S. Veterans Hospital at Coatesville, PA, and later served as Director of the Bureau of Laboratories of the Pennsylvania Department of Health. After retirement from that position in 1948, he established a private clinical laboratory in Philadelphia, PA, which he directed until age 96 years. Dr. Brown made important research findings in microbiology, serology, allergy, and clinical microscopy. He was active in the Society of American Bacteriologists and was a founder of the Association of Clinical Scientists. He attended every meeting of the Association from 1956 to 1971 and was the first recipient of the Association's Diploma of Honor (1957). He was beloved for his modesty, kindness, generosity, and good humor. The Claude P. Brown Memorial Fund commemorates his furtherance of clinical science.

1975 Hillel J Gitelman MD, Future Shock from the Laboratory
1977 F William Sunderman Sr MD PhD, The Perils of Mercury
1979 Robert M Galbraith MD, Recent Advances in Immunology
1981 Richard F Lockey MD, Advances in Understanding of Allergic Mechanisms
1983 Joseph Larner MD PhD, Cell Membrane Signals in the Mechanism of Insulin Action
1985 David J Morris PhD, Studies on Aldosterone Metabolism
1986 Aubrey J Hough Jr MD, Aging Phenomena in Joints and Osteoarthritis: Cause or Coincidence?
1988 F William Sunderman Jr MD, Oncogenes, Finger-Loops, and Metals
1989 Thomas W Tillack MD, Glycolipid Organization in Membranes and Lipid Bilayers
1991 Raymond L White PhD, Identification of the Gene Responsible for Neurofibromatosis Type I
1993 Abby L Maizel MD PhD, Human B Cell Neoplasia
1995 Armand B Glassman MD, Cytogenetics, Gene Fusions, and Cancer
1997 Joseph A Knight MD, Free Radicals, Aging, and Disease
1998 James L Madara MD, Pathobiology of Neutrophil-Epithelial Interaction
1999 Pascal J Goldschmidt MD, The Molecular Basis of Atherosclerosis
2001 Joseph W Grisham MD, Molecular Pathogenesis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
2003 John M Opitz MD, Genes and Ice Cream: The Role of Cholesterol in Development
2005 Philip R Cunningham PhD, Smart Weapons in the War Against Antibiotic Resistance
2007 Robert E Brown MD, Morphoproteomics in Guiding Targeted Cancer Therapies
2009 Santo V Nicosia MD, Frontiers of Ovarian Cancer
2011 James L. Wittliff PhD MD hc, Deciphering the Genomics and Proteomics of Human Cancer to Predict Clinical Behavior
2013 Kyle C Kurek MD, Cartilage Tumor Syndromes – Genetic Discovery to New Tumor Paradigms
2015 Mary P Bronner MD, Circulating Tumor DNA: Disruptive Technology in Cancer
2017 X Long Zheng MD, PhD, New Treatments for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
2018 Stanley R Hamilton, MD, FCAP, AGAF, The Road to Precision Oncology: Are We There Yet?

Annual Meeting Travel Grants

Each year, the Association of Clinical Scientists will award up to two travel grants (one in each of the two categories described below) to individuals, age 45 or under, based on the quality of their submitted abstract. The Association’s Awards Committee reviews all of the abstracts and determines the recipients of these awards.

Each travel grant is intended for use at the subsequent year’s meeting in order to encourage repeat participation in the Association. The grant includes economy air travel to the meeting, ground transportation (taxi, shared ride service, or shuttle), four nights hotel lodging, and complimentary full meeting registration, which includes one ticket to the Annual Banquet and one ticket to the Association’s historical or cultural tour, as well as all meals that are included in the meeting. Complimentary membership as an Associate Fellow, starting at the meeting at which the Travel Grant is announced and continuing through the subsequent year, is also included.

Young Investigators

This program is designed to encourage young investigators to consider a career in academic clinical laboratory science or pathology. Residents, fellows, and students in a doctoral program in health sciences, participating in research with a member of ACS, or sponsored by an ACS member are eligible. Students in programs leading to non-doctoral degrees conducting research with an ACS member may be considered upon written request from the ACS sponsor to the chair of the Young Investigator Awards Program. The award winner will be recognized at the Annual Banquet and give a podium presentation.

Early Career Professional in Pathology or Clinical Sciences

This program is designed to encourage professionals early in their career to attend our annual meeting, share their research, and network with our senior membership. Clinical scientists or pathologists within the first five years of practice, subsequent to their training, are eligible for this award. The award winner will be recognized at the Annual Banquet and give a podium presentation.

Recipients of Annual Meeting Travel Grants

Year	Young Investigators	Early Career Professionals
2015	Jason Kubinak, PhD Lori Millner, PhD	Steven Merrigan, BS Erik Kish-Trier, PhD
2016	DeLu (Tyler) Yin, PhD	Keri Donaldson, MD, MSCE
2017	Fan Shen, MD, PhD Liang Zheng, PhD	Chris Crutchfield, PhD Jingzhi Li, PhD
2018	Diana Morlote, MD Xiqi Li, MD	Jacquelyn Reuther, PhD Lee Springer, PhD
2019	Annie Koenig, MS, MB (ASCP) Mauli Shah, MS, MB (ASCP)	Chris Crutchfield, PhD Jordan Newell, MD

Association of Clinical Scientists Fellowships

Beginning with the 2017 Annual Meeting the Association began to award complimentary memberships to young scientists from the host institution giving presentations at that meeting. The award consists of a certificate and a complimentary membership for the remainder of the current calendar year plus one additional year. The recipients of this award are:

		Fellows	Associate Fellows
2017	Birmingham, AL	Allen Bryan, MD, PhD	Joseph Drwiega, MD Elizabeth Staley, MD, PhD
2018	Houston, TX	Karina, Eterovic, PhD Ruth Ann Luna, PhD Keyur Patel, MD, PhD