Description
The Frederik B. Bang Award was established by the Stanley Watson Foundation to recognize a substantial body of significant research accomplishment by an outstanding senior investigator, whose contributions to the endotoxin field extend over many years. The award is generously supported in perpetuity by an endowment from the Trustees of the Stanley Watson Foundation.
The award honors Frederick B. Bang (1916-1981), a remarkable biomedical investigator at The John Hopkins University School of Medicine. In his endeavors, Dr. Bang often made use of marine organisms to gain insights into biological phenomenon of clinical significance. In addition to his interest in bacterial endotoxins, Dr. Bang had broad research interests in other areas of host defense including hepatitis and parasitic diseases.
The award was established and first presented in 1985, but due to lack of funds it was not again awarded until 1996, then under the direction of the IES (now the IEIIS). The recipient of the Bang Award is chosen by the IEIIS Bang Award Committee.
Honorees
| 2024 | Alan Cross |
| 2021 | Jerrold Weiss |
| 2018 | Chris Whitfield |
| 2016 | Kevin J. Tracey |
| 2014 | Stefanie Vogel |
| 2012 | Shizuo Akira |
| 2010 | Petter Brandtzaeg |
| 2008 | Bruce Beutler |
| 2006 | Christian Raetz |
| 2004 | Shoichi Kusumoto |
| 2002 | Ernst Th. Rietschel |
| 2000 | Sheldon Greisman |
| 1998 | N/A |
| 1996 | Chris Galanos |
| 1995 | Jack Levin |