Jean Julliard Prize Committee
Chairperson and committee
Chairperson: Erica Wood (Australia)
Committee members:
Steven Spitalnik (USA)
Katerina Pavenski (Canada)
Thierry Burnouf (Taiwan)
Faten Moftah (Egypt).
The committee Terms of Reference and a number of working documents and processes were reviewed in 2021-22. During that period, several new members had been appointed, resulting in a gender-balanced and geographically diverse group with expertise across a broad range of topics in transfusion medicine and relevant to the the work of the committee.
In 2024, in addition to its oversight of the of the Jean Julliard Prize, the committee oversaw the ISBT Award for Developing Countries, the Vox Sanguinis Best Paper Prize, and the new Judith Chapman Award. During its deliberations, the committee recognised that there were some opportunities for review of the prize and award regulations to bring them up to date, along with guidance documents for applicants and committee members. These have been provided to the ISBT Executive Committee for review and consideration.
Activities during the period
Decisions were made by March 31, 2024, on the following awards and prizes to be presented in Barcelona in June 2024.
Jean Juilliard Prize
Linda Schönborn
The Jean Juilliard Prize was established in 1962 in memory of the Society's first Secretary General. The Prize is for scientists under 40 years of age, in recognition of recently completed scientific work on blood transfusion and related subjects. The Prize winner is presented with a certificate and a prize of €5,000, and gives a presentation on their submission during the ISBT Congress.
In 2024 the prize was awarded to Dr Linda Schönborn from Universitätsmedizin Greifswald, Germany for her work on vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia.
Vox Sanguinis Best Paper Prize
Dr. Fany Rosenfeld Mann, Dr. Higinio Estrada Juárez, and on the right Dr. Rocio Trueba Gómez.
This prize is awarded each year for the best original paper published in Vox Sanguinis in the previous calendar year. The winner is decided by the committee based on nominated papers selected by the Vox Sanguinis section editors. The value of the prize is €5,000.
In 2024 the prize was awarded to, on behalf of all authors, for the manuscript published in 2023: Dr Rocio Trueba-Gomez and colleagues, for their manuscript:
Trueba-Gómez R, Rosenfeld-Mann F, Baptista-González HA, Domínguez-López ML, Estrada-Juárez H. Use of computational biology to compare the theoretical tertiary structures of the most common forms of RhCE and RhD. Vox Sanguinis 2023 Oct;118(10):881-890.
Judith Chapman Award
Hygin Steve Fonkou
The Judith Chapman Award was established in 2023 in honour of the Society's first Executive Director, reflecting her passion for supporting people in their professional development, in particular the fields of leadership and management. Transfusion professionals in a leadership role at an early stage of their career (5-10 years’ experience) are eligible for nomination. The award's value is up to €7,500 in the form of a scholarship to undertake a leadership or management course, an annual membership of the ISBT, if not already a member, and complimentary attendance, including costs, at an ISBT congress. The inaugural Judith Chapman Award is granted to Dr Hygin Steve Beukou Fonkou from Cameroon.
ISBT Award for Developing Countries
Prathama Blood Center
The ISBT Award for Developing Countries was established in 2011. It is awarded to a Blood Service/Centre from a developing country that has made a significant contribution in strengthening blood transfusion practice within the country.
In 2024, the ISBT Award for Developing Countries was granted to Dr Ripal J Shah and colleagues at the Prathama Blood Center in Ahmedabad, India.We congratulate all the awardees, and recognise the great interest in these awards from the Society’s members and the worldwide transfusion community, and the high quality of many of the nominations and applications for this year’s awards. The prizes and awards will be presented at the 38th International Congress of the ISBT in Barcelona in June 2024.
“We congratulate all the awardees, and recognise the great interest in these awards from the Society’s members and the worldwide transfusion community, and the high quality of many of the nominations and applications for this year’s awards. The prizes and awards will be presented at the 38th International Congress of the ISBT in Barcelona in June 2024.”
