Recipients of 2015 AACC and NACB Awards announced

AACC and its academy, the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry (NACB), are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2015 AACC and NACB Awards, which honor laboratory medicine professionals worldwide for advancing the field of clinical laboratory testing. Through these annual awards programs, AACC strives to support laboratory medicine practitioners in all stages of their careers and to build awareness of the essential contribution made by all laboratorians in today's complex, changing healthcare environment.

2015 AACC Award winners:

Wallace H. Coulter Lectureship Award
Yuk-Ming Dennis Lo, MD
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award in Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
Gary L. Myers, PhD
AACC

Outstanding Contributions in Education
Nader Rifai, PhD
Boston Children's Hospital

Outstanding Contributions through Service to the Profession of Clinical Chemistry
Graham H. Beastall, PhD
Consultant, U.K. Department of Health

Outstanding Scientific Achievements by a Young Investigator
Kara L. Lynch, PhD
University of California, San Francisco

Edwin F. Ullman Award for Technology Innovation
Daniel R. Henderson, PhD
Consultant, Wellcome Trust

AACC Past President's Award
Steven H. Wong, PhD
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

2015 NACB Award winners:

AACC-NACB Award for Outstanding Contributions to Clinical Chemistry in a Selected Area of Research
Daniel W. Chan, PhD
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

NACB Professor Alvin Dubin Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Profession and the Academy
Michael J. Bennett, PhD
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

NACB George Grannis Award for Excellence in Research and Scientific Publication
Mark A. Marzinke, PhD
The Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine

"I commend these individuals for the positive impact they've made on the practice of laboratory medicine through exceptional accomplishments in research, service, and education," said AACC President Dr. David Koch. "Their work is integral to driving growth in the field and improving clinical chemistry's role in helping healthcare teams find answers to challenging medical problems so that patients get the care they need."

The 2015 AACC and NACB Award winners will be recognized during the 2015 AACC Annual Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo at the Opening Plenary Session at Atlanta's Georgia World Congress Center on Sunday, July 26 in Atlanta.