The International Myeloma Society awarded the 2024 Bart Barlogie Clinical Investigator Award to Sagar Lonial, MD, FACP, Winship's chief medical officer, at the society's annual meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Winship attendees at the International Myeloma Society's annual meeting gather with Dr. Lonial holding his award.
The International Myeloma Society has awarded the 2024 Bart Barlogie Clinical Investigator Award to Sagar Lonial, MD, FACP, chief medical officer of Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. A leading expert in multiple myeloma treatment and research, Lonial is also the Anne and Bernard Gray Family Chair in Cancer and professor and chair of the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine.
Lonial was honored with the award at the International Myeloma Society’s Annual Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sept. 25-28. Named in honor of eminent physician and researcher Bart Barlogie, MD, the award aims to recognize and stimulate excellence in the field of multiple myeloma.
“This award is an outstanding recognition of the contributions of the Winship myeloma team to our field,” says Lonial. “I am honored to be recognized in the name of Dr. Barlogie, who made so many seminal contributions to patient care and research in myeloma.”
Sara Scott, Danielle Roberts, Kim Nguyen, Charise Gleason, Rosie Pruitt and Rachael Morffi
The International Myeloma Society is a professional, scientific and medical society that promotes research, education and clinical studies in all aspects of multiple myeloma. Its annual meeting draws thousands of professionals to discuss the latest basic, preclinical and clinical developments.
The meeting featured presentations by Winship myeloma researchers and care specialists Madhav Dhodapkar, MBBS, Ajay Nooka, MD, MPH, and Nisha Joseph, MD. Winship researchers Mala Shanmugam, PhD, and Lawrence Boise, PhD, participated as panelists during the career development session. Other Winship researchers in attendance included Jonathan Kaufman, MD, and Leon Bernal-Mizrachi, MD.
In parallel to the meeting, the International Myeloma Society also hosted the 8th Nursing and Allied Health Symposium on Sept. 25-26. Danielle Roberts, MS, MMSc, PA-C, and Sara Scott, PharmD, BCOP, from Winship’s hematology clinical care team presented during the speaker sessions and Charise Gleason, MSN, NP-BC, AOCNP, chaired a session. Winship advanced practice providers Roseann Pruitt, PA, Rachael Morffi, PA-C, MPH, and Kim Nguyen, PA, presented posters.