Maxwell Finland Award
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| Maxwell Finland Award for Scientific Achievement | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | "outstanding contributions to the understanding of infectious diseases and public health" |
| Sponsored by | National Foundation for Infectious Diseases |
| First awarded | 1988 |
| Last awarded | 2021[1] |
| Currently held by | William A. Petri |
| Website | awards |
The Maxwell Finland Award for Scientific Achievement is an award given annually by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases to a scientist who has made "outstanding contributions to the understanding of infectious diseases or public health," based on criteria that include "excellence in clinical and/or research activities; participation in the training of future leaders in the field; and positive impact on the health of humankind." The award is named after epidemiologist Maxwell Finland, who investigated antimicrobial resistance. The first award was given in 1988.[2]
Past winners
[edit]- 1988: C. Everett Koop
- 1989: Anthony S. Fauci
- 1991: P. Roy Vagelos
- 1992: Mrs. Albert Lasker and Michael E. DeBakey
- 1993: Arthur Ashe
- 1994: Elizabeth Dole
- 1995: Dale Bumpers and Betty F. Bumpers
- 1996: Paul G. Rogers
- 1997: Joshua Lederberg
- 1998: Maurice Hilleman
- 1999: Stanley Falkow
- 2000: R. Gordon Douglas, Jr.
- 2001: Robert Austrian
- 2002: Jerome O. Klein
- 2003: George W. Comstock
- 2004: George H. McCracken, Jr.
- 2005: John G. Bartlett
- 2006: Robert C. Moellering, Jr.
- 2007: Herbert L. DuPont
- 2008: Martin S. Hirsch[3]
- 2009: Stanley A. Plotkin
- 2010: Richard P. Wenzel[4]
- 2011: R. Palmer Beasley
- 2012: George L. Drusano
- 2013: Paul Offit
- 2014: Richard L. Guerrant
- 2015: Samuel Katz
- 2016: Diane E. Griffin
- 2017: Myron M. Levine[5]
- 2018: Kathryn M. Edwards[6]
- 2019: Anne Gershon
- 2020: Claire V. Broome
- 2021: William A. Petri
- 2022: Barney S. Graham
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2021 Awardees – 2021 Annual Awards Gala". National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Maxwell Finland Award for Scientific Achievement – 2021 Annual Awards Gala". National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Martin Hirsch '60 Awarded Maxwell Finland Award for Scientific Achievement". Hamilton College. 7 March 2008. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "National Foundation for Infectious Diseases honors VCU Physician with Maxwell Finland Award for 2010". VCU News. 5 August 2009. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Peter Piot to receive 2017 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Humanitarian Award". LSHTM. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. 14 October 2016. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
The award is one of three announced NFID, the others are the 2017 Maxwell Finland Award for Scientific Achievement to Myron M. Levine and the 2017 John P. Utz Leadership award to Thomas M. File Jr.
- ^ Korioth, Trisha (1 February 2018). "News Articles, Fellows in the News" (PDF). AAP News. American Academy of Pediatrics. p. 2. Retrieved 7 October 2021.