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IFCC Awards for 2017

Howard Morris Chair IFCC Awards Committee 2015- 2017

IFCC Awards Committee membership

Howard Morris, Chair (AU) Larry Kricka (US) Muhidien Jouma (SY) Leslie Lai (MY) Grazyna Sypniewska (PL) Vanessa Steenkamp (ZA)

Membership engagement:

• 15 National Societies nominated candidates for

8 awards

• 30 nominations were received
• For 2020 9 awards will be offered with the

addition of the Gerard Siest - Biologie Prospective Award to acknowledge a young scientist (< 40y) whose scientific and innovative contributions have advanced the field of pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine

And the Winners Are:-

2017 IF IFCC Distinguished Clinical Chemist Award

Professor Yuk M. Dennis LO (Hong Kong)

Sponsored by IFCC

2017 IF IFCC Henry ry Wishinsky Award for Distinguished In International Services

Doctor Jocelyn HICKS (United States)

Sponsored by Siemens

2017 IF IFCC Award for Distinguished Contributions in Education

Professor Nader RIFAI (United States)

Sponsored by Abbott Diagnostics

2017 IF IFCC Award for Significant Contributions in Molecular Diagnostics

Associate Professor Susan BRANFORD (Australia)

Sponsored by Abbott Diagnostics

2017 IF IFCC Distinguished Award for Laboratory ry Medicine and Patient Care

Professor Eleftherios DIAMANDIS (Greece/Canada)

Sponsored by Sekisui Diagnostics

2017 IF IFCC-Robert Schaffer Award for Outstanding Achievements in the Development of f Standards for Use in Laboratory ry Medicine

Professor Mathias MÜLLER (Austria)

Sponsored by CLSI and NIST

2017 IF IFCC Distinguished Award for Contributions to Cardiovascular Diagnostics

Professor Jack Ladenson (United States)

Sponsored by Hytest

2017 IF IFCC Young In Investigator Award

Associate Professor Rojeet SHRESTHA (Nepal)

Sponsored by IFCC