William Beaumont Prize

The William Beaumont Prize is a scientific award given by the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) to scientists who have "made a major contribution (a single accomplishment or series of accomplishments) that has significantly advanced care of patients with digestive diseases through clinical or translational research".^[1] Recipients receive a $5,000 honorarium. The prize was initiated in 1976.

Recipients

• 1976: R. A. Gregory, Viktor Mutt
• 1979: Bengt Borgstrom, Alan Hofmann
• 1982: Morton Grossman, Sir James Black
• 1985: George Sachs
• 1985: John G. Forte
• 1988: Saul Krugman, Mario Rizzetto, Jesse Summers
• 1991: Thomas Starzl
• 1994: Daniel W. Bradley, Michael Houghton, Qui-Lim Choo, George Kuo
• 1997: Bert Vogelstein
• 2000: Martin C. Carey, Donald Small
• 2006: Barry Marshall
• 2009: Warren Strober
• 2012: Richard Blumberg, Hans Clevers
• 2015: C. Richard Boland
• 2016: Anna Suk-Fong Lok
• 2017: David Ahlquist
• 2018: Mary K. Estes^[2]
• 2019: Timothy C. Wang^[3][4]

See also

• List of medicine awards

References

1. "William Beaumont Prize". American Gastroenterological Association. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
2. "American Gastroenterological Association". www.gastro.org. Retrieved Aug 12, 2019.
3. "American Gastroenterological Association". www.gastro.org. Retrieved Aug 12, 2019.
4. "Dr. Timothy Wang Receives the 2019 William Beaumont Prize in Gastroenterology from the American Gastroenterological Association - NewYork-Presbyterian". www.nyp.org. Retrieved Aug 12, 2019.