# Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal

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.

## Recipients

List of recipients :
| Year | Recipient | Related work |
| 2024 | Keith P. Klugman, Shabir A. Madhi | work demonstrating the efficacy of vaccines to protect children and pregnant women in LMICs. |
| 2023 | Thomas P. Monath | work on several innovative vaccines including those for Ebola Zaire, smallpox, West Nile virus, Zika and influenza. |
| 2022 | Kathrin Jansen | Commitment to advancing vaccine research and development (R&D) for a range of challenging diseases from COVID-19 to HPV and pneumonia. |
| 2021 | Barney S. Graham | work in research, development, and advocacy of vaccinations, including key contributions to COVID-19 vaccines |
| 2020 | Gordon Dougan | work in research, development, and advocacy of vaccinations |
| 2019 | Carol J. Baker | group B Streptococcus vaccine research and advocacy of immunization for expectant mothers |
| 2018 | Paul Offit | oral rotavirus vaccine work, leadership in promoting immunization |
| 2017 | Jan Holmgren | oral vaccine research, mucosal immunology, first effective oral vaccine for cholera |
| 2016 | George R. Siber | pneumococcus vaccine, H. influenzae type b vaccine, meningococcus vaccine |
| 2015 | Roger I. Glass | work on preventing gastroenteritis caused by rotaviruses and noroviruses |
| 2014 | Mathuram Santosham | work on preventing H. influenzae type b |
| 2013 | Anne A. Gershon | work on preventing childhood disease |
| 2012 | F. Marc LaForce [Wikidata] | work on eliminating meningitis in Africa |
| 2011 | Douglas R. Lowy and John T. Schiller | work on cancer prevention vaccines |
| 2010 | John D. Clemens [Wikidata] | work on using vaccines to reduce suffering and promote peace |
| 2009 | Rino Rappuoli | discovery of reverse vaccinology |
| 2008 | Ruth S. Nussenzweig | work on researching malaria |
| 2007 | Hilary Koprowski | work in biomedical research in the 20th century |
| 2006 | William H. Foege | work on improving childhood survival rates |
| 2005 | Albert Z. Kapikian | research on human gastroenteritis virus |
| 2004 | William S. Jordan, Jr. [Wikidata] | work on vaccine research |
| 2003 | Samuel L. Katz | work on vaccines for pediatric infectious diseases |
| 2002 | Stanley A. Plotkin | work on wiping out rubella |
| 2001 | John B. Robbins | reducing childhood mortality from multiple diseases |
| 2000 | Ciro A. de Quadros | work on worldwide eradication of smallpox and polio in the Western Hemisphere |
| 1999 | Philip K. Russell [Wikidata] | work on infectious disease |
| 1998 | Allen C. Steere | discovery of Lyme disease and further research on Lyme disease |
| 1998 | Myron M. Levine [de] | education and mentorship |
| 1997 | Maurice R. Hilleman | worked on development of "more vaccines than any other person in history" |
| 1996 | Joseph L. Melnick | education and vaccine research |
| 1995 | Robert M. Chanock | identification of respiratory syncytial virus |
| 1994 | Donald A. Henderson | direction of WHO campaign to eradicate smallpox |