African Visitor Training Program - Stossel Award

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The AVTP-Stossel Award pilot will undergo an evaluation phase before opening applications for the next cohort of participants. Please check back on this page for updates, or email globalprograms@hematology.org with any questions.

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_Thomas P. Stossel (1941-2019) at Kasisi Children’s Home, Zambia_

The African Visitor Training Program (AVTP)-Stossel Award is intended to build hematology capacity in Africa, focusing on regional priorities and collaboration. The AVTP-Stossel Award provides funding for hematologists, scientists, or laboratory staff working in hematology in Africa to receive 12 weeks of training at selected centers of excellence in the region.

Upon completion of the training, participants return to their home institutions to implement the skills and knowledge they have learned, ultimately helping advance hematology patient care across the region.

If you are selected for this program, you may select your own training dates (with the approval of your Training Coordinator) any time within one year of receiving the award.

The 2026 AVTP-Stossel Award applications are now closed. Applicants will be notified of their status in July 2026. Dr. Stossel's impact

Dr. Thomas P. Stossel was an inventor, medical researcher, writer, and past president of the American Society of Hematology. He was professor emeritus of medicine at Harvard Medical School and professor emeritus of clinical research at the American Cancer Society, where his pioneering research in leukocyte phagocytosis and cell movement earned him widespread recognition. Dr. Stossel was also a past editor-in-chief of Current Opinion in Hematology; past editor of the Journal of Clinical Investigation; past president of the American Society for Clinical Investigation; and recipient of two prestigious ASH Honorific awards, the William Dameshek Prize (1983) and the E. Donnall Thomas Lecture and Prize (1993).

Dr. Stossel, along with his wife, Dr. Kerry Maguire, co-founded Options for Children in Zambia, which provides dental and medical preventive care and other services where they are most needed. He also established ongoing SCD research and clinical collaborations with physicians at the University of Zambia.

This award acknowledges the impact of Dr. Stossel’s career and deep commitment to improving hematology patient care in Africa, reflecting his outstanding achievements and enduring legacy in the field of hematology. Training Programs

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Open All SICKLE CELL DISEASE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT, CAIRO UNIVERSITY (CAIRO, EGYPT)

Week 1: Theoretical background Genetics and pathophysiology of SCD Clinical presentation Acute and chronic complications Diagnosis of SCD Management of SCD

Week 2: Outpatient clinic Patient follow-up Monitoring treatment compliance Emergency management Patient awareness Family counseling Prenatal and natal counseling

Week 3: Laboratory CBC follow-up and interpretation Screening tools (sickling test) Diagnostic tools (Alkaline Electrophoresis, HPLC, and Capillary Electrophoresis Scheme)

Week 4: Inpatient Wards Daily patient encounter Indications of SCD patient hospitalization Indications of blood transfusion Drug choice Staff discussion

Week 5: Blood Bank Blood donation and blood screening Preparation of blood components Cross-matching Patient registry for repeat transfusions

Week 6: Apheresis Unit Indication of apheresis in SCD Patient preparation Apheresis instrument adjustment and operation Attending apheresis session

Week 7: Inpatient Wards Daily patient encounter Management of complications (paint…

Topic areas: Life Sciences and Health, Education and Training, Workforce Development.

Funding amount

This grant provides Varies in funding.

Deadline

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; there is no single fixed deadline.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• Not specified by the program.

Eligibility

The program did not publish a separate eligibility statement. See the official opportunity page for the full eligibility criteria.

Agency

African Visitor Training Program - Stossel Award is administered by American Society of Hematology (ASH), listed via American Society of Hematology.