Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award (DSAA)

Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award (DSAA)

Funder: American Liver Foundation (ALF)

Award Type: Recognition award (not a research funding grant)

Recurrence: Annual

Geographic Scope: United States and international

Target Population: Basic researchers or physician-scientists with longstanding commitment to scientific discovery

Focus Areas:

Major contributions to basic liver research

Application in prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of liver disease

Research in liver biology and disease

Special recognition for contributions to understanding insulin resistance, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), and related metabolic conditions

Purpose: Presented annually to a basic researcher or physician scientist with a longstanding commitment to scientific discovery who has made major contributions to basic liver research or its application in the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of liver disease.

Recognition: Award is presented at the annual liver meeting held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)

Recent Recipient (2025): Dr. Gerald I. Shulman, MD, PhD - George R. Cowgill Professor of Medicine and Cellular & Molecular Physiology at Yale School of Medicine

Previous Recipient (2024): Dr. Jacquelyn J. Maher of University of California, San Francisco

Historical Note: The 2025 award to Dr. Shulman marked the first time in ALF history that the DSAA award was given to an endocrinologist and physician-scientist.

Contact: For more information, visit liverfoundation.org or call 1-800-465-4837