Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award honors basic researchers and physician scientists for sustained discoveries that advance liver research or its application in treating liver diseases.
Michael Karin, PhD, of Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute’s Center for Metabolic and Liver Diseases has been added as the 2026 Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award recipient.
Pinnacle Research Award in Liver Diseases supports early-career scientists conducting basic research on liver physiology and disease to build independent careers and compete for national research funding.
The AASLD Foundation Abstract Awards fund early career researchers to present outstanding liver science at major international conferences.
Advanced/Transplant Hepatology Fellow Award supports hepatology trainees with educational meeting travel and career development to encourage academic careers, plus research support for one named recipient.
Pilot Research Award in Liver Diseases supports junior and mid-career faculty testing novel liver disease research ideas to generate preliminary data for longer-term research funding.
The American Liver Foundation's Pilot Research Awards fund junior faculty for innovative research in liver transplantation, regeneration, advanced models, and gene or cell therapies.