2010 Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal Awarded to Dr. John D. Clemens
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Home About Us Press Room Support Sabin Michael Marine May 2010 Appointed CEO of The Sabin Report | Volume 12 Issue 2 Sabin Vaccine Institute 2010 Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal Awarded to Dr. John D. Clemens During a ceremony at The George Washington University City View Room, Dr. John D. Clemens, Director General of the International Vaccine Institute in Seoul, Korea, received the 2010 Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal Award for his contributions to reducing suffering and promoting peace Dr. Steven Knapp, The George Washington through the development, University President; Dr. John D. Clemens; evaluation, and distribution of and Dr. Peter Hotez, Sabin President and Michael W. Marine, former The George Washington University vaccines. Distinguished Research Professor US Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Dr. Clemens led the first efficacy trial of an oral vaccine against Vietnam, was appointed as cholera, and conducted additional research on a measles vaccine as the new chief executive a research scientist at the International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease officer of the Sabin Research, Bangladesh during the 1980s. IVI scientists transferred Vaccine Institute on April the technology for the cholera vaccine to Shantha Biotechics of 28, announced Sabin's Hyderabad, India, and in 2009, Shanchol™ was licensed for Chairman of the Board of development. Trustees, Mort Hyman and President Dr. Peter Hotez. Through his stewardship at the International Vaccine Institute in Seoul, Korea where he has served as Director General since 1999, Marine joined Sabin's Dr. Clemens has engaged in vaccine diplomacy in many areas, leadership team in including the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Program, which December 2009 after aims to reduce the disease burden of Hib and Japanese encephalitis serving eight months on in North Korean children by providing technical assistance in the Joint Action Committee laboratory diagnosis and surveillance of these diseases and in the of the Global Network for introduction of vaccines to prevent them. Neglected Tropical Diseases, an advocacy Watch the 2010 Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal Award ceremony, view and resource mobilization images from the presentation, and read the press release here. initiative of Sabin. "I am honored to work with such a talented team and Indonesian Health Minister Visits GWU Labs and excited to build on Sabin's success," Marine said. Discusses Joint NTD Research Initiatives "I've lived in many places where access to basic The White House Office of health resources is Science and Technology Policy considered a privilege and arranged a visit by the Indonesian survival is often a Minister of Health, Dr. Endang question. As CEO, it's my Rahayu Sedyaningsih, to the goal to ensure that Sabin Sabin Vaccine Institute's product contributes to efforts to development partnership (PDP) further accelerate access laboratories at The George to vaccines and treatments Washington University Medical that prevent and cure Center on April 13, 2010. Sabin President Dr. Peter Hotez and Dr. infectious and neglected Endang, pictured above, toured the laboratory facilities and tropical diseases for those discussed the future of joint vaccine development initiatives between who need them." Indonesia and the United States. Read the press release here. Sabin Trustees Commemorate 50th Anniversary of "Sabin Sunday" at University of Cincinnati Sabin Vaccine Institute Receives To commemorate the 50th 4-Star Charity anniversary of "Sabin Sunday," Navigator Rating Major General (Ret.) Philip Russell, Sabin Founding President and current Trustee; and Heloisa Sabin, Sabin Honorary Trustee and widow of the late Dr. Albert B. Sabin, pictured to the right, participated in a ceremony at the University of Cincinnati Medical Campus on April 23, 2010. Sabin Sunday, first held on April 24, 1960, was a campaign to The Sabin Vaccine vaccinate Cincinnati-area children with the world's first oral live-virus Institute has received its polio vaccine. The successful campaign led to the oral live-virus polio third consecutive 4-star vaccine's licensure and distribution in the United States, and the rating from Charity eradication of polio from the Americas and most of the world. Dr. Navigator for sound fiscal Sabin developed the vaccine as a faculty member at the University of management. Cincinnati College of Medicine and a member of the research staff at Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation. Only 13% of charities rated by Charity The state of Ohio is currently engaged in a contest that would allow Navigator receive at least the legacy of Dr. Sabin to be commemorated with a statue in the 3 consecutive 4-star National Statutory Hall in the United States Capitol. evaluations, indicating that Sabin "consistently Dr. Sabin is one of ten finalists chosen by the Ohio National Statutory executes its mission in a Collection Study Committee in a "Who Should Stand for Ohio?" fiscally responsible way, competition to choose a replacement for one of Ohio's statues in the and outperforms most National Statuary Hall. other charities in America." Ohio residents have been asked to cast a vote for Ohio's representative at one of 36 polling stations set up around the state or Learn more here. by casting a ballot online. The contest runs until June 12, 2010 and the final selection will be announced in July 2010. Recent Scientific Read the full press release here. Articles Since the last issue of the Sabin Executive Vice-President Dr. Ciro de Sabin Report was released, Dr. Hotez Quadros Receives Awards from Rotary released two editorials International, Balmis Vaccine Institute and "The Global Health Crisis and Our Nation's College of Physicians of Almeria Universities" and "Nuclear Weapons and Neglected The Rotary Club of Chicago Diseases: The "Ten- presented Sabin Executive Thousand-to-One Gap" in Vice-President Dr. Ciro de the Public Library of Quadros with the Chesley Perry Science (PLOS). Award for Distinguished Humanitarian Service for global Dr. Hotez also released polio eradication during an "Peace through Vaccine award presentation on February Diplomacy" in the March 25, 2010. issue of Science Michael Diamond of the Rotary Club of magazine, "Escalating the Dr. de Quadros led the team Chicago presents Sabin Executive Vice- responsible for developing a President Dr. Ciro de Quadros with the global fight against Chelsey Perry Award neglected tropical surveillance and response diseases through strategy to eliminate polio from the Americas. Based on the success interventions in the Asia of the polio eradication strategy, the World Health Organization Pacific Region" in (WHO) committed to the global eradication of polio in the 1960s. Advances in Parasitology, and the proceedings from In addition to Dr. de Quadros, notable figures in attendance for the the National Summit on award presentation and lighting ceremony included: Illinois Governor Neglected Infections of Pat Quinn; Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley; the Reverend Jesse Poverty in the United Jackson, President of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition; James States briefing held last fall Galloway, U.S. Assistant Surgeon General; and Ed Futa, General were published in the May Secretary of Rotary International. 2010 edition of Emerging Infectious Diseases. On April 30, Dr. de Quadros received distinguished awards, from the Balmis Vaccine Institute and the College of Physicians of Almería, for The Lancet published the his lifelong dedication and contributions to the eradication of second of a pair of communicable diseases such as polio, measles and smallpox. Dr. de summaries commissioned Quadros was presented with the Distinción Balmis and the Gold by PACE to examine long- Shield during the VII Conference on Vaccine Update, held in Almería, term sequelae and Spain from April 28-30, 2010. These two awards honored Dr. de mortality due to bacterial Quadros' career which has focused on the health and development meningitis and of the world's poorest populations. pneumococcal infections in persons with sickle-cell Learn more about the award from Rotary International here and the disease in Africa. In awards from the Balmis Vaccine Institute and College of Physicians "Increased risk of invasive Almería here. bacterial infections in African people with sickle- cell disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis," GWU Medical Center Students Sweep Inaugural researchers found that Just 50 Cents Campus Challenge Competition African children who contract pneumococcus - a bacterial infection that Students from The George causes pneumonia, Washington University Medical meningitis and sepsis - are Center swept the debut Just 50 36 times as likely to have Cents Campus Challenge sickle-cell disease, a blood competition placing first in the disorder prevalent in individual and group campaigns African children that of the contest. Twenty-one increases the risk for university campaigns raised infectious diseases and over $14,000 in total for early death. neglected tropical disease Campus Challenge participants from the (NTDs) control and elimination University of Illinois at Chicago College of The findings underscore projects in Haiti. Medicine the critical need for use of pneumococcal conjugate A group of students from The George Washington University Medical vaccines (PCVs) among Center raised $3,982.81 through a series of events including bake populations predisposed to sales and "Wormy Grams" for Valentine's Day. The individual sickle-cell disease, most campaign winner, Manuel Claros, a public health student, raised notably