Deerfield Announces Fourth Annual AML Summit and ASH Peter Steelman Scholar Award Recipient
Deerfield Management and the Deerfield Foundation have announced Danielle Kirkey, M.D., as the recipient of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Peter Steelman Scholar Award for her contributions to acute myeloid leukemia (AML) research. Dr. Kirkey is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist at Seattle Children's Hospital and Fred Hutch Cancer Center whose work focuses on immunotherapeutic strategies targeting specific antigens in AML, including CLEC2A, PRAME, MSLN, and CD276. The award was announced ahead of Deerfield’s fourth annual AML Summit scheduled for October 15, 2026. The summit will feature leading experts such as Margaret Goodell from Baylor College of Medicine and Ross Levine from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. It aims to foster collaboration between researchers and investors in advancing innovative clinical initiatives and research on AML. Deerfield’s AML Summit is part of its broader mission to support early-career scientists, inspired by the legacy of Peter Steelman. The event will be held at Cure®, a Deerfield-affiliated healthcare innovation ecosystem based in New York City.
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