ASH 2025 Awardees: Hematologists to Be Honored With Highest Distinctions

Key claim: Radek Skoda and Ruben Mesa are being honored by ASH for their career contributions to identifying the genetic basis of MPNs (including JAK2 mutation discovery) and advancing MPN therapy and symptom assessment tools, respectively.

Abstract

Radek Skoda, MD of Baylor College of Medicine, received the Ernest Beutler Lecture and Prize in basic science for being instrumental in identifying the genetic basis for MPNs and discovering a frequently occurring mutation in the JAK2 gene. Ruben Mesa, MD of Atrium Health Wake Forest, received the Prize in clinical science for significantly advancing MPN therapy development and creating standardized tools for assessing symptoms in MPN patients.

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