The Just Society has two major programs: 1. A scientific presentation at the annual dinner meeting on pertinent topics related to non-malignant hematology and 2. Provision of a travel award named in honor of the esteemed pediatrician, Roland B. Scott. This travel scholarship supports hematology fellows, residents and medical students to attend the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology to promote their interest into careers in hematology.
At our annual meeting and throughout the year, the Just Society provides mentoring and support to its members in the mission promote diversity and advancement within the field of hematology.
The Just Society participates in and supports the Minority Recruitment Initiative of the American Society of Hematology through its programs aimed at increasing interest in the science and practice of Hematology by acting as research and career development mentors, collaborators and sponsors.
Programs
- Annual Dinner Meeting (During ASH Meeting)
- Roland B. Scott Scholarship
- Just Social and Science – Monthly meeting
- Cage S. Johnson Award- Outstanding Mentor
Members are eligible to participate in our programs.
Cage S. Johnson Award- Outstanding Mentor
Cage S. Johnson, MD
Professor, Emeritus of Medicine & Physiology & Biophysics | Director of the Adult Sickle Cell Center at Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center
Cage S. Johnson, M.D. is Professor Emeritus of Medicine and of Physiology & Biophysics at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California and Director of the Adult Sickle Cell Center at Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center. He is a graduate of the Creighton University College of Medicine (Omaha, NE) in 1965 and trained in internal medicine at the University of Cincinnati and at the University of Southern California and in Hematology at the University of Southern California. He has received research funding from private foundations, the FDA and the NIH. He has served on a number of review panels for NHLBI, NIDDK, NSF and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He is a member of the editorial board for several scientific journals, a consultant to the pharmaceutical industry and a Director on the boards of local and national organizations. Dr. Johnson’s research interests encompass the viscous and elastic behavior of sickle erythrocytes and their impact on mirocirculatory blood flow and vaso-occlusion in sickle cell disease. He has published over 100 articles on the pathophysiology of sickle cells and other hemoglobinopathies and on the clinical manifestations of sickle cell disease and other anemias. In 2011, he received the Alumni Achievement Award from Creighton University, its highest honor, in recognition of his career. In 2018, he received the Promoting Diversity in Hematology from the American Society of Hematology.