Dr. Kirk Schultz has been awarded the 2024 Geoffrey L. Hammond Lectureship in recognition of his leadership and significant contributions to improving the health and well-being of children in British Columbia and around the world. Dr. Schultz is an investigator at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) and a professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of British Columbia (UBC).
Working as a researcher at BCCHR for over 25 years, Dr. Schultz has made key contributions to the understanding and management of chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGvHD), a complication of a stem cell or bone marrow transplant (BMT) that can be life-threatening. Driven by his genuine sense of curiosity, his research is a thoughtful combination of basic and clinical knowledge that has led to critical and novel advances in all levels of his field.
The Geoffrey L. Hammond Lectureship is awarded each year to a senior scientist who has made a significant impact on improving the health and well-being of children and families, provided leadership to the BCCH research community, and served as a role model and mentor to junior researchers, trainees, and students. This award pays tribute to the contributions of Dr. Geoffrey L. Hammond, who first served as Research Institute’s scientific director and then deputy director from 2003 to 2012.