2026 Sabin Awards Ceremony

The 2026 Sabin Awards will honor three scientists advancing global health through vaccines, from pandemic response to childhood disease prevention. Professor Uğur Şahin, MD, and Professor Özlem Türeci, MD, will receive the Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal for their role in turning the tide of the COVID-19 pandemic and their efforts to support access to novel medicines globally. Dr. Senjuti Saha of Bangladesh will receive the 2026 Rising Star Award for using genomics to inform the rollout of the world’s largest typhoid vaccine program, protecting millions of children. The honorees will be recognized on May 12, 2026, at the National Academy of Sciences Building in Washington, D.C.

Learn more and visit this page on May 12, 2026 at 3:30 PM PT to join the ceremony livestream— no matter where you are around the globe.