Since 1994, the Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal has been awarded annually by the Sabin Vaccine Institute in recognition of work in the field of vaccinology or a complementary field. It is in commemoration of the pioneering work of Albert B. Sabin.[1]
| Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Sabin Vaccine Institute |
| Reward(s) | medal |
| First awarded | 1994 |
| Last awarded | 2021 |
| Currently held by | Barney S. Graham |
| Website | www |
Recipients
| Year | Recipient | Related work |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Barney S. Graham | work in research, development, and advocacy of vaccinations, including key contributions to COVID-19 vaccines[1][2] |
| 2020 | Gordon Dougan | work in research, development, and advocacy of vaccinations[1][3] |
| 2019 | Carol J. Baker | group B Streptococcus vaccine research and advocacy of immunization for expectant mothers[1][4] |
| 2018 | Paul Offit | oral rotavirus vaccine work, leadership in promoting immunization[1][5] |
| 2017 | Jan Holmgren | oral vaccine research, mucosal immunology, first effective oral vaccine for cholera[1][6][7] |
| 2016 | George R. Siber | pneumococcus vaccine, H. influenzae type b vaccine, meningococcus vaccine[1][8][9] |
| 2015 | Roger I. Glass | work on preventing gastroenteritis caused by rotaviruses and noroviruses[1][10][11] |
| 2014 | Mathuram Santosham | work on preventing H. influenzae type b[1][12][13] |
| 2013 | Anne A. Gershon | work on preventing childhood disease[1][14] |
| 2012 | F. Marc LaForce | work on eliminating meningitis in Africa[1][15][16] |
| 2011 | Douglas R. Lowy and John T. Schiller | work on cancer prevention vaccines[1][17][18] |
| 2010 | John D. Clemens | work on using vaccines to reduce suffering and promote peace[1][19][20] |
| 2009 | Rino Rappuoli | discovery of reverse vaccinology[1][21][22] |
| 2008 | Ruth S. Nussenzweig | work on researching malaria[1][23][24] |
| 2007 | Hilary Koprowski | work in biomedical research in the 20th century[1][25][26] |
| 2006 | William H. Foege | work on improving childhood survival rates[1][27][28] |
| 2005 | Albert Z. Kapikian | research on human gastroenteritis virus[1][29][30] |
| 2004 | William S. Jordan, Jr. | work on vaccine research[1][31][32] |
| 2003 | Samuel L. Katz | work on vaccines for pediatric infectious diseases[1][33][34] |
| 2002 | Stanley A. Plotkin | work on wiping out rubella[1][35][36] |
| 2001 | John B. Robbins | reducing childhood mortality from multiple diseases[1][37][38] |
| 2000 | Ciro A. de Quadros | work on worldwide eradication of smallpox and polio in the Western Hemisphere[1][39][40] |
| 1999 | Philip K. Russell | work on infectious disease[1][41] |
| 1998 | Allen C. Steere | discovery of Lyme disease and further research on Lyme disease[1] |
| 1998 | Myron M. Levine | education and mentorship[1][42] |
| 1997 | Maurice R. Hilleman | worked on development of "more vaccines than any other person in history"[1][43][44] |
| 1996 | Joseph L. Melnick | education and vaccine research[1][32] |
| 1995 | Robert M. Chanock | identification of respiratory syncytial virus[1][45][46] |
| 1994 | Donald A. Henderson | direction of WHO campaign to eradicate smallpox[1][47] |
See also
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