Awards & Recognitions

Awarded annually, the Sabin Gold Medal and Rising Star Award honor individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to immunization and global health. These awards commemorate the legacy of the late Dr. Albert B. Sabin, who discovered the oral polio vaccine and dedicated his life to ensuring everyone in the world had access to vaccines.

2025 Recipients

Katherine O’Brien

32nd Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal Recipient

Recognized for her work in the licensure and global introduction of vaccines against pneumococcal disease, rotavirus, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

Livancliff Mbianke

2025 Rising Star Recipient

Recognized for his work in expanding vaccine coverage and improving health outcomes in fragile settings.

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2025 Recipient Featurettes and Ceremony

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The Human-to-Human Experience: What Motivates Sabin Gold Medal Awardee Katherine O'Brien

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Making a Difference: Sabin Rising Star Livancliff Mbianke

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The 32nd Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal Ceremony

The Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal

Established in 1994, our highest scientific honor is given to a distinguished member or team of individuals from the public health community who is driving vaccine breakthroughs and shaping the next generation of researchers.

The Sabin Rising Star Award

First presented in 2020, this award celebrates a rising leader whose work is both advancing the field of immunization and furthering vaccine equity.

Past Ceremonies

Gold Medal recipients Keith Klugman and Shabir Madhi and Rising Star recipient Nicole Basta.

Sabin Gold Medal

Press Releases

Vaccinologists Keith Klugman and Shabir Madhi Awarded Sabin’s Prestigious Gold Medal; Infectious Diseases Epidemiologist Nicole Basta Receives Rising Star Award

April 18, 2024

Thomas P Monath and Sangwe Clovis Nchinjoh

Sabin Gold Medal

Press Releases

Noted Vaccine Researcher Thomas P. Monath Awarded Sabin’s Gold Medal; Cameroon Physician Sangwe Clovis Nchinjoh Receives Rising Star Award

June 6, 2023

Gold Medal recipient Dr. Kathrin Jansen and Rising Star recipient Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett.

Sabin Gold Medal

Press Releases

Vaccine R&D Leader Kathrin Jansen and Immunologist Kizzmekia Corbett Awarded Sabin’s Gold Medal and Rising Star Respectively

December 7, 2022

Sabin Gold Medal

Press Releases

Barney S. Graham, MD, PhD receives the 2021 Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal; Sabin Vaccine Institute’s Rising Star Award presented to Nginache Nampota-Nkomba, MBBS, MSc

June 3, 2021

Sabin Gold Medal

Press Releases

Professor Gordon Dougan Receives the 2020 Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal; Sabin Vaccine Institute’s New Rising Star Award Presented to Dr. Katherine E. Gallagher

August 13, 2020

Press Releases

Dr. Carol Baker Receives 2019 Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal

April 2, 2019

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We make vaccines more accessible, enable innovation and expand immunization across the globe.

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