Awards
Hepatitis B Foundation Award History
*Denotes deceased honoree
Blumberg Prize (Established in 2012)
2022 - Stephan Urban, PhD - Heidelberg University Hospital (hepatitis delta) Watch his presentation here.
2021 – Wenhui Li, PhD - National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China (HBV)
2020 – John Taylor, PhD – Fox Chase Cancer Center (hepatitis delta)
2019 – Christoph Seeger, PhD – Fox Chase Cancer Center (HBV)
2018 – *Prof DS Chen, MD – Academia Sinica (Taiwan’s National Academy) (HBV)
2017 – Mario Rizetto, PhD – Italy (hepatitis delta)
2016 – *Bud Tennant, PhD – Cornell U. (HBV)
2015 – Eugene Schiff, MD – U. Miami (HBV clinician)
2014 – *Thomas Starzl , MD, PhD – U. Pittsburgh (1st liver transplantation)
2013 – Robert Purcell, PhD – NIH (HAV, HBV)
2012 (Inaugural) – Howard Koh, MD – Assistant Sec. of Health at HHS (HBV advocate)
2011 – 20th Anniversary with Tribute to Dr. Baruch S. Blumberg (he passed April 2011)
2010 – *R. Palmer Beasley, MD – Baylor U., TX (HBV and HCC link)
2009 – Brian McMahon, MD – Alaska/CDC (HBV clinician and AASLD Guidelines)
2008 – Anna Lok, MD – U. Michigan (HBV clinician and AASLD Guidelines
2007 - Francis V. Chisari, MD, The Scripps Research Institute
2006 - Raymond F. Schinazi, PhD, Emory University
2003 - Jay Hoofnagle, MD, National Institutes of Health
2000 - Harvey J. Alter, MD, National Institutes of Health
1999 - William S. Mason, PhD, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Jesse Summers, PhD, University of New Mexico
Hie-Won Hann, MD, Thomas Jefferson University
1998 - *W. Thomas London, MD, Fox Chase Cancer Center
1997 - Raymond Dwek, D. Phil, FRS, University of Oxford
Community Commitment Award (Inaugurated in 2011)
2022 - Su Wang, MD, PhD
2021 - Rev. Jason Crum Escalera
2020 – Susana Guigere, Esq.
2019 – Paula Wong
2018 – Fred Beans
2017 - Marvin and Dee Ann Woodall
2016 – Renold Capocasale
2015 – Bruce and Cynthia Maryanoff
2014 – Jim and Teri Holton
2013 – Debbie Wagner
2012 – Bridget Wingert
2011 – Brad Segall
Distinguished Leadership Award
2000 - Deborah Wexler, MD, Immunization Action Coalition
1998 - *Joshua Feldstein, PhD, Delaware Valley College
1997 - Harvey Rich, CPA, Rich, Gelwarg, Lampf Associates
1997 - Nat Brown, MD, GlaxoWellcome
Founders’ Award
2005 – *Bill Stephenson, PhD, Vice-Provost for Research, Drexel U.
2004 – PA Governor Mark Schweiker
2002 – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (accepted by Mark Kane, MD, MPH)
2001 – *Baruch S. Blumberg, MD, PhD, Nobel Prize Winner
2000 - Timothy M. Block, PhD, Jefferson Medical College
1999 – Paul and Janine Witte, Originetics
1998 - Connelly Foundation – Mrs. Josephine C. Mandeville, President
Lewis Bluemle, MD, Vice-President
1997 - Joseph S. Gonnella, MD, Jefferson Medical College
Distinguished Public Service Award
2000 - *Pa. State Senator Richard A. Tilghman
1999 - Pa. State Senator Joe Conti
1998 - *U.S. Senator Arlen Specter
1997 - U.S. Congressman James Greenwood
Special Commendation
1999 - Mr. Alan Brownstein, President, American Liver Foundation
Bruce Witte Lecture (Established by Paul and Janine Witte in 2000)
2020 – Marion Peters, MD (U California, San Fran)
2019 – John C. Martin, PhD (Retired CEO, Gilead)
2018 - Dennis Liotta, PhD (Emory U, Georgia)
2017 – James Ou, MD, PhD (Keck School of Medicine, U Southern California)
2016 - Antonio Bertolleti, MD (Duke-National University of Singapore)
2015 - Hashem El Serag, MD, MPH (Baylor College of Medicine, Texas)
2014 - Charles Rice, PhD (Rockefeller U., New York)
2013 - Jorge Marrero, MD (UT Southwestern, Texas)
2012 - Snorri S.Thorgeirsson, MD, PhD (NCI/NIH, Wash DC)
2011 – Adrian DiBisceglie, MD (St. Louis Med U, Missouri)
2010 - T. Jake Liang, MD (NIDDK/NIH, Wash DC)
2009 - Stephen Locarnini, MD, PhD (Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Australia)
2008 - Rafi Ahmed, PhD (Emory U, Georgia)
2007 - Stanley M. Lemon, MD (U of Texas Medical Branch)
2006 - John M. Taylor, PhD (Fox Chase Cancer Center, Phila)
2005 - *T.S. Benedict Yen, MD, PhD (U of California, San Fran)
2004 - *Emmet Keeffe, MD (U of California, San Fran)
2003 – None
2002 – Frank Chisari, MD (Scripps Research Institute, California)
2001 – *John Gerin, PhD (Georgetown U, Wash DC)
2000 – Raymond Schinazi, PhD (Emory U, Atlanta) – Inaugural Speaker