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Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award

The American Liver Foundation recognizes outstanding scientists that have contributed significantly to liver research during their careers. The due date for the nominations is July 13, 2012. Please share this information with your colleagues who may wish to submit a nomination.

Distinguished Scientific Achievement Nomination Form 38KB

Past Recipients

These are the recipients of the American Liver Foundation Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award:

Francis V. Chisari, MD
The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA -1997

Irwin M. Arias, MD
Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA -1998

James L. Boyer, MD
Yale University, New Haven, CT - 1999

David A. Shafritz, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY -2000

Nancy L. Bucher, MD
Boston University School of Medicine - 2001

Harvey J. Alter, MD
National Institutes of Health – 2002

Nelson Fausto, MD
University of Washington School of Medicine – 2004

Roberto J. Groszmann, MD
West Haven VA Medical Center, West Haven, CT -2006

Neil Kaplowitz, MD
University of Southern California School of Medicine - 2008

Snorri S. Thorgeisson, MD, PhD
National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD - 2009

George K. Michalopoulos, MD, PhD
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine – 2010

Robert H. Purcell, MD
National Institutes of Health – 2011

Allan W. Wolkoff, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine – 2012

Page updated: November 9th, 2012

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