Sabin Spotlight
President's Perspective
Welcome to the new website of the Sabin Vaccine Institute. Since its founding in 1993 our organization has been committed to reducing the suffering caused by preventable infectious and tropical diseases, and honoring the legacy of Dr. Albert B. Sabin, the discoverer of the oral polio vaccine as well as several other life-saving interventions. Dr. Sabin once stated that “a scientist who is also a human being cannot rest while knowledge which might reduce suffering rests on the shelf.”
Congratulations to Dr. Rino Rappuoli
The Sabin Vaccine Institute Announces Dr. Rino Rappuoli as the 2009 Recipient of the Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal Award
The Sabin Vaccine Institute congratulates Rino Rappuoli, PhD (center, with attending past recipients), the 2009 winner of the Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal Award. This prestigious award recognizes a distinguished member of the research community who has made extraordinary contributions in the field of vaccinology or a complementary field. The Medal is the highest scientific honor given by the Sabin Vaccine Institute and commemorates the legacy of the late Dr. Albert B. Sabin, the developer of the oral live virus polio vaccine.
We’re scientists. We’re researchers. And we’re advocates for a world free of needless suffering.
We develop new vaccines to combat neglected and global health threats, while simultaneously ensuring that existing and effective treatments get into the hands of people in need. We are particularly committed to saving lives in the world’s areas of greatest neglect, poverty, and destitution. We build bridges between leaders in science, academia, industry and government to conduct critical research to catalyze these solutions.
We’re a non-profit 501c3 with generous support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and other organizations and individuals dedicated to our mission of reducing human suffering from neglected and devastating diseases. Everyday, our work is lifting people out of poverty, improving and saving lives.
Latest Sabin News
06.25.09 : Prof. Peter Hotez is Awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Society of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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05.25.09 : New York Times: Study Shows Correlation Between HIV/Aids and Schistosomiasis
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