ASC Foundation Report 2008

Lydia P. Howell MDPresident, ASC Foundation

In Disney World, this is The Year of a Million Dreams

Your contributions to the ASC Foundation fulfill dreams, too

Education for professionals and publicResearch to advance the field and the professionAdvocacy on behalf of members, patients and providersProfessional issues re: clinical practice, standards and ethics.

ASC Foundation has many magical accomplishments to report in the most magical place on earth…

…so, let’s take a tour of the ASC magic kingdom and share the dreams you’ve made come true.

Adventureland

New adventures and opportunities through scholarships for cytotechnologists to attend our meeting.

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Our 2007 Scholarship Winners -- welcome!

Nicholas Hoover CT(ASCP)• Brigham & Women’s Hosp.; Boston, MA

Joshua Jeanty CT(ASCP)• Yale School of Medicine; New Haven, CT

Danling Jin CT(ASCP)• Intermountain Central Lab.; Salt Lake, UT

Theresa Kologinczak CT(ASCP)• MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston, TX

Congratulations to our 2008 Scholarship winners –See you in Denver!

Xiaoyu Ding MS, CT(ASCP)Southeastern Pathology Assoc.; Brunswick, GA

Angelean L. Etzel, CT(ASCP)Univ. of Wisconsin Hosp. & Clinics; Madison, WI

Katherine B. Mycek CT(ASCP)University of Michigan Hospital; Ann Arbor, MI

Handy Oen CT(ASCP)Mt. Sinai School of Medicine; New York, NY

Sara A. Olson CT(ASCP)Northwestern Memorial Hospital; Chicago, IL

FantasylandTurn fantasies into reality and make the world a better, healthier place thru advocacy.

Advocacy Awards, $5000 –Congratulations to our winners!

Allen C. Rinas MS, University of North Carolina

Cervical cancer screening and follow-up for under-served minority women in North Carolina.

Bin Yang MD PhDPap test combined with HPV testing for an under-served and unscreened minority ethnic group in Guizhou, China.

"It's a world of laughter, a world of tears;It's a world of hopes and a world of fears;There's so much that we share,That it's time we're awareIt's a small world after all!"

Frontierland

Exploring new frontiers in cytology through research grants.

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A new award in 2008:ASC Cervical Cytology & HPV Partnership Research Award

A 2-year award; $25,000 annually.Discovery of new knowledge re: cervical cancer screening involving:

New cyto screening technologyHPV testingHPV vaccines

ASC Cervical Cytology & HPV Partnership Research Award

Congratulations to our first award winner:Ming Gui MD; MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston, TX

“The Efficacy of Selected HPV Genotyping Predicting High-Grade Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia in Women with Pap Results of Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance (ASC-US): A Clinical Validation Study”

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ASC Foundation Research Seed Award

$30,000 award to a young cytopathology professional, <5 years since residency, for a pilot study in cutting-edge translational research in cytopathology

• Congratulations to our 2008 winner:Bin Yang, M.D., Ph.D.; Cleveland Clinic

“Combined Genetic and Epigenetic Analyses for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in Fine Needle Aspiration Samples.”

Applications – mark your calendar!Due date: September 1!!Must include:

Application formCVResearch planBudgetLetters of support

Forms available on the ASC website

Tomorrowland

Preparing for the future of our profession

Support for the Future of Cytopathology ForumScholarships for cytotechnologists to train in molecular testing.Market Trends Survey

Thank you to our members!Individual Contributions

Make a Star of Your Mentor program

Honor our tradition of mentorship and show your gratitude thru a gift to the Foundation.Recognition of your mentor:

On our Sky of Fame.In the Bulletin. A thank you card from you to your mentor for the gift of mentorship.

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Special recognition for mentors that are honored:

In 2+ consecutive years: Shining StarBy 5+ mentees: Golden StarWith gifts totalling $1000+: Center of the Universe

Thank you to our most generous individual contributors

Golden Papanicolaou Club ($50,000 -$99,999)R. Marshall Austin, M.D., Ph.D.

Papanicolaou Club ($20,000 - $49,999)William J. Frable, M.D.

President’s Club ($10,000 - $19,000)Diane Davey MDYener S. Erozan, M.D.David B. Kaminsky, M.D.Celeste N. Powers, M.D., Ph.D.Mary R. Schwartz, M.D.William B. Zeiler, M.D.

Corporate Contributions doubled this year!

Thank you to our corporate sponsors!

Platinum sponsorHologic

Silver sponsorBD Diagnostics-TriPath

Bronze *GlaxoSmithKline, Inc.*Qiagen, Inc.Quest Diagnostics, Inc.Roche Diagnostic Corporation

Note: * Denotes a new sponsor

FriendOlympus America, Inc. *Optronics/Imaging Planet

Patron Thermo Scientific

Thank you to the Foundation Board

Karen Allen CTKaren Atkison CTR. Marshall Austin MD Hormoz Ehya MDWilliam Frable MD

Deepa KasugantiJames Linder MDAnn Moriarty MDSue Zaleski CT

You’ve created cytology magic and made dreams come true!

The ASC Foundation looks forward to your continued support –see you in Denver!!