ISMCAS Awards

Best Papers & Presentations in the MCAS Field 2024–2026

Each year ISMCAS recognizes the published research and conference presentations with the greatest impact on the diagnosis, understanding and treatment of mast cell activation syndromes.

Clinical Science

Lilian Yao, BS

Heart of the Valley Pediatric Cardiology
Pleasanton, California

Gold Medal Winner, Most Important Clinical Science Papers in the MCAS Field, 2024–2026

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Basic Science

Songyuan Hou, MD

Department of Gastroenterology
Beijing Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China

Gold Medal Winner, Most Important Basic Science Papers in the MCAS Field, 2024–2026

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Review/Opinion

Leonard Weinstock, MD

Specialists in Gastroenterology
St. Louis, Missouri

Gold Medal Winner, Most Important Review/Opinion Papers in the MCAS Field, 2024–2026

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Presentation

Medha Pathak, PhD

Department of Physiology & Biophysics and Department of Biomedical Engineering
Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center
University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California

Gold Medal Winner, Most Important Presentation in the MCAS Field, 2024–2026

Clinical Science

Leonard Weinstock, MD

Specialists in Gastroenterology
St. Louis, Missouri

Silver Medal Winner, Most Important Clinical Science Papers in the MCAS Field, 2024–2026

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Basic Science

Masakazu Nagamine, PhD

Department of Allergy and Inflammation Research
Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University
Tokyo, Japan

Silver Medal Winner, Most Important Basic Science Papers in the MCAS Field, 2024–2026

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Review/Opinion

Gerhard Molderings, MD

Institute of Human Genetics
University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany

Silver Medal Winner, Most Important Review/Opinion Papers in the MCAS Field, 2024–2026

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Clinical Science

Johanna Rohrhofer, MS

Institute of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research
Medical University of Vienna, Austria

Bronze Medal Winner, Most Important Clinical Science Papers in the MCAS Field, 2024–2026

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Basic Science

Javier Aguilera-Lizarraga, PhD

Institute for Neurosciences, Spanish National Research Council
Miguel Hernández University, Alicante, Spain

Bronze Medal Winner, Most Important Basic Science Papers in the MCAS Field, 2024–2026

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Review/Opinion

Ernesto Aitella, MD

Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences
University of L’Aquila, Italy

Bronze Medal Winner, Most Important Review/Opinion Papers in the MCAS Field, 2024–2026

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