Country |
Award |
Sponsor |
Notes
|
Canada |
McLaughlin Medal |
Royal Society of Canada |
Important research of sustained excellence in any branch of medical sciences[4]
|
Canada |
CNIB Chanchlani Global Vision Research Award |
Vasu Chanchlani, CNIB Foundation |
Vital world-class research to explore the causes of blindness and vision loss, as well as potential cures, treatments and preventions[5]
|
Canada |
Canada Gairdner International Award |
Gairdner Foundation |
Outstanding discoveries or contributions to medical science[6]
|
Canada |
Canada Gairdner Wightman Award |
Gairdner Foundation |
Canadian who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in the field of medicine and medical science
|
Canada |
Chanchlani Global Health Research Award |
McMaster University |
World leading scholar in the area of Global Health
|
Canada |
Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Prize |
Canada Council |
Eminent Canadian researchers who distinguish themselves in the fields of social, human, natural, or health sciences
|
Canada |
J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine |
Robarts Research Institute |
Individuals who have made significant contributions to a field of basic or clinical research in one of the Institute's principal areas of research
|
Canada |
Léo-Pariseau Prize |
Association francophone pour le savoir |
Distinguished individual working in the field of biological or health sciences
|
Canada |
Marcel-Piché Prize |
Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal |
Researcher at the IRCM in recognition of the quality of [biomedical] research and the contribution to the growth and outreach of the Institute
|
Canada |
Robert L. Noble Prize |
Canadian Cancer Society |
Researchers whose contributions have led to a significant advance in cancer research
|
Canada |
The Louis and Artur Lucian Award in Cardiovascular Diseases |
McGill University |
Cardiovascular medicine
|
Chile |
National Prize for Medicine |
Chilean Academy of Medicine etc. |
Doctors who have excelled among their peers in the area of clinical or public health and, in addition, have had a prominent role in teaching, academic administration, or research
|
Chile |
National Prize for Natural Sciences (Chile) |
National Prize of Chile |
Natural sciences
|
United States / United Kingdom |
Donald Mackay Medal |
Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
Outstanding work in tropical health, especially relating to improvements in the health of rural or urban workers in the tropics[7]
|
United States |
AAMC Award for Excellence in Medical Education[8] (previously called Abraham Flexner Award) |
Association of American Medical Colleges |
teams or individuals whose work have had a profound impact on medical education
|
United States |
AMA Scientific Achievement Award |
American Medical Association |
Physicians or non-physician scientists who have contributed significantly to the field of medical science
|
United States |
APUA Leadership Award |
Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics |
Outstanding global contributions and commitment to preserve the power of antibiotics
|
United States |
ASCB Public Service Award |
American Society for Cell Biology |
National leadership in support of biomedical research
|
United States |
Albany Medical Center Prize |
Albany Medical Center |
Physician or scientist, or group, whose work has led to significant advances in the fields of health care and scientific research with demonstrated translational benefits applied to improved patient care
|
United States |
Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal |
Sabin Vaccine Institute |
Work in the field of vaccinology or a complementary field
|
United States |
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research |
Lasker Foundation |
Outstanding discovery, Contribution and achievement in the field of medicine and Human Physiology
|
United States |
Alfred P. Sloan Jr. Prize |
General Motors Cancer Research Foundation |
Outstanding oncological research. No longer awarded
|
United States |
American Association of Immunologists Lifetime Achievement Award |
American Association of Immunologists |
Lifetime achievement in immunology
|
United States |
Archon X Prize |
X Prize Foundation |
First team to rapidly, accurately and economically sequence 100 whole human genomes to an unprecedented level of accuracy
|
United States |
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences |
Sergey Brin, Anne Wojcicki, Mark Zuckerberg etc. |
Research aimed at curing intractable diseases and extending human life
|
United States |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Awards |
Bristol-Meyers Squibb Foundation |
Distinguished achievements in fields such as cancer, infectious disease, neuroscience, nutrition, and cardiovascular disease
|
United States |
Charles S. Mott Prize |
General Motors Cancer Research Foundation |
Outstanding recent contribution related to the cause or prevention of cancer. No longer awarded
|
United States |
Cherokee Inspired Comfort Award |
Cherokee Uniforms |
Nurses and other non-physician, clinical, health care professionals who work directly with patients in the United States
|
United States |
Clinical and Translational Science Award |
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences |
Researchers and research teams working to apply new knowledge and techniques to patient care
|
United States |
David Rall Medal |
National Academy of Medicine |
Distinguished leadership as chair of a study committee or other such activity, showing commitment above and beyond the usual responsibilities of the position
|
United States |
Dickson Prize |
University of Pittsburgh |
US citizens who have made significant, progressive contributions to medicine
|
United States |
Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research |
Johnson & Johnson |
Individual who has made a significant, transformational contribution toward the improvement of human health
|
United States |
E. Mead Johnson Award |
Society for Pediatric Research |
Clinical and laboratory research achievements in pediatrics
|
United States |
E.B. Wilson Medal |
American Society for Cell Biology |
Significant and far-reaching contributions to cell biology over the course of a career
|
United States |
Elizabeth Blackwell Medal |
American Medical Women's Association |
Woman physician who has made the most outstanding contributions to the cause of women in the field of medicine
|
United States |
Gabbay Award |
Jacob and Louise Gabbay Foundation / Brandeis University |
Outstanding work in the biomedical sciences
|
United States |
Gorgas Medal |
Association of Military Surgeons of the United States |
Contributions to the eradication, control and/or prevention of disease, etc.
|
United States |
Gruber Prize in Neuroscience |
Gruber Foundation |
Discoveries that have advanced the understanding of the nervous system
|
United States |
Halbert L. Dunn Award |
National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems |
Outstanding and lasting contributions to the field of vital and health statistics at the national, state, or local level
|
United States |
Hilary Koprowski Prize in Neurovirology |
Drexel University |
Neurovirology
|
United States |
Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal |
National Academy of Sciences |
Important contributions to the medical sciences
|
United States |
John Howland Award |
American Pediatric Society |
Distinguished service to pediatrics as a whole
|
United States |
Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award |
AABB |
Scientists with an international reputation in transfusion medicine or cellular therapies whose original research resulted in an important contribution to the body of scientific knowledge
|
United States |
Kelly West Award |
American Diabetes Association |
Individual who has made significant contributions to the field of diabetes epidemiology[9]
|
United States |
Kettering Prize |
General Motors Cancer Research Foundation |
Outstanding recent contribution to the diagnosis or treatment of cancer. No longer awarded
|
United States |
Komen Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction |
Susan G. Komen for the Cure |
Significant work in advancing research concepts or clinical application in the fields of breast cancer research, screening or treatment
|
United States |
Lasker Award |
Lasker Foundation |
Living persons who have made major contributions to medical science or who have performed public service on behalf of medicine
|
United States |
Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award |
Lasker Foundation |
Individual or organization whose public service has profoundly enlarged the possibilities for medical research and the health sciences and their impact on the health of the public
|
United States |
Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award |
Lasker Foundation |
Outstanding work for the understanding, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and cure of disease[6]
|
United States |
Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science |
Lasker Foundation |
Special achievement in medical science
|
United States |
Library of Congress Living Legend |
Library of Congress |
Creative contributions to American life
|
United States |
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize[6] |
Columbia University |
Outstanding contribution in basic research in the fields of biology or biochemistry
|
United States |
Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences |
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health |
Outstanding achievement by a promising young scientist in biomedical research
|
United States |
Lydia's Professional Uniforms and AACN Nursing Scholarship |
Uniform Advantage / American Association of Colleges of Nursing |
Deserving nursing students enrolled in master's and doctoral programs
|
United States |
March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology |
March of Dimes |
Investigator whose research brings us closer to the day when all babies will be born healthy
|
United States |
Massry Prize |
Meira and Shaul G. Massry Foundation |
Scientists who have made substantial recent contributions in the biomedical sciences
|
United States |
Maxwell Finland Award |
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases |
Outstanding contributions to the understanding of infectious diseases or public health
|
United States |
Medical Director of the Year Award |
AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine |
Medical directors with exceptional leadership and commitment to quality patient care
|
United States |
Methuselah Mouse Prize |
Methuselah Foundation |
Research team that broke the world record for the oldest-ever mouse / Team that developed the most successful late-onset rejuvenation strategy
|
United States |
Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease |
MetLife / American Federation for Aging Research |
Scientific contributions toward a better understanding of the underlying causes, prevention, and treatments of Alzheimer's disease
|
United States |
National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award |
National Institutes of Health |
Pioneering research that is highly innovative and has a potential to produce paradigm shifting results
|
United States |
Nemmers Prize in Medical Science |
Northwestern University |
Awarded to a physician-scientist whose body of research exhibits outstanding achievement in medical science as demonstrated by works of lasting significance
|
United States |
Palo Alto Longevity Prize |
Joon Yun |
Encourage teams from all over the world to compete in an all-out effort to "hack the code" that regulates our health and lifespan
|
United States |
Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
Cancer researchers who are making significant contributions to the understanding of cancer or are improving the treatment of the disease through basic or clinical research
|
United States |
Pollin Prize for Pediatric Research |
NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital |
Important advances to the field of pediatrics. No longer awarded
|
United States |
Potamkin Prize |
American Academy of Neurology |
Achievements on emerging areas of research in Pick's disease, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
|
United States |
Quilligan Scholars |
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine |
Promising residents in Obstetrics and gynaecology who exhibit unparalleled potential to become future leaders in the field of Perinatology
|
United States |
Rema Lapouse Award |
American Public Health Association |
Significant contributions to the scientific understanding of the epidemiology and control of mental disorders
|
United States |
Remington Medal |
American Pharmacists Association |
Distinguished service on behalf of American pharmacy
|
United States |
Rob Sias Award |
University of Minnesota |
Excellence in clinical dermatology
|
United States |
Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award |
Pasarow Foundation |
Distinguished accomplishment in areas of investigation that included neuropsychiatry, cardiovascular disease, and cancer research (to 2013)
|
United States |
Rosenstiel Award |
Brandeis University |
Recent discoveries of particular originality and importance to basic medical research
|
United States |
Sarnat Prize |
National Academy of Medicine |
Outstanding achievement in improving mental health
|
United States |
Sarnoff Fellowship |
Sarnoff Fellowship |
Medical students interested in cardiovascular research
|
United States |
Schottenstein Prize in Cardiovascular Sciences |
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center |
extraordinary and sustained contributions to improving cardiovascular health
|
United States |
Sheila Essey Award |
American Academy of Neurology |
Seminal research contributions in the search for the cause, prevention of, and cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
|
United States |
Stanley J. Korsmeyer Award |
American Society for Clinical Investigation |
Outstanding achievements advancing knowledge in a specific field and mentoring future generations of investigators in the life sciences
|
United States |
Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research |
National Foundation for Cancer Research |
Researchers whose scientific achievements have expanded the understanding of cancer and whose vision has moved cancer research in new directions
|
United States |
Llura Liggett Gund Award |
Foundation Fighting Blindness |
Career achievements that have significantly advanced the research and development of preventions, treatments and cures for eye disease
|
United States |
Victor A. Prather Award |
American Astronautical Society |
Researchers, engineers and flight crew members in the field of extravehicular protection or activity in space
|
United States |
Warren Alpert Foundation Prize |
Warren Alpert Foundation |
Scientific achievements that have led to the prevention, cure or treatment of human diseases or disorders, and/or whose research constitutes a seminal scientific finding that holds great promise of ultimately changing our understanding of or ability to treat disease
|
United States |
Wiley Prize |
Wiley Foundation |
Breakthrough research in pure or applied life science research that is distinguished by its excellence, originality and impact on our understanding of biological systems and processes
|
United States |
William Allan Award |
American Society of Human Genetics |
Substantial and far-reaching scientific contributions to human genetics carried out over a sustained period of scientific inquiry and productivity
|
United States |
William B. Coley Award |
Cancer Research Institute |
Outstanding achievements in the fields of basic and tumor immunology and work that has deepened our understanding of the immune system's response to disease, including cancer
|
United States |
William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research |
Baxter International |
Contributions to health care research
|
United States |
William Beaumont Prize |
American Gastroenterological Association |
Major contribution (a single accomplishment or series of accomplishments) that has significantly advanced care of patients with digestive diseases through clinical or translational research
|
United States |
Sedgwick Memorial Medal |
American Public Health Association |
Distinguished service and advancement of public health knowledge and practice
|