{"id":1086,"date":"2021-05-05T23:51:07","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T23:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/liverlifechallenge.kyoxnkze5g-gjy3mdyxd38q.p.temp-site.link\/new-branding-template\/?page_id=1086"},"modified":"2026-09-08T17:26:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T17:26:26","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1086\" class=\"elementor elementor-1086\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b225afa ct-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b225afa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Gala recognizes individuals and organizations who have made outstanding contributions to the American Liver Foundation (ALF) and the liver community.<\/p><p dir=\"auto\">The gala will host patients, families, medical professionals, organizational partners, thought leaders, business visionaries in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, and corporations dedicated to helping people affected by liver disease. The evening includes a networking cocktail reception with a unique silent auction, a three-course plated dinner, an exciting live auction and a memorable awards ceremony in honor of our three awardees.\u00a0<\/p><p dir=\"auto\">Funds raised through the 50th Anniversary National Legacy Gala benefit the 100 million Americans affected by liver disease through <a href=\"https:\/\/liverfoundation.org\/resource-center\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">resources<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/liverfoundation.org\/about-your-liver\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">education<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/liverfoundation.org\/resource-center\/help-center\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">support services<\/a>\u00a0and help advance\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/liverfoundation.org\/medical-professionals\/research-awards-program\/research-program-overview\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">research\u00a0<\/a>and our patient\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/liverfoundation.org\/how-you-can-help\/get-involved\/advocate\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">advocacy<\/a>\u00a0efforts on Capitol Hill.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac0cfcf\" data-id=\"ac0cfcf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20c5703 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sidebar\" data-id=\"20c5703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sidebar.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"widget-odd widget-last widget-first widget-1 ct-widget widget_elementor-library\" id=\"elementor-library-2\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"2422\" class=\"elementor elementor-2422\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b03433f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Event Date: <\/strong>October 28, 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c4c67 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"70c4c67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4463129e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4463129e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Location: <\/strong>Gotham Hall<br \/>1356 Broadway, New York, NY 10018<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bf8274 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2bf8274\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b1ce50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b1ce50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"auto\"><strong>Doors Open:<\/strong> 6:00 pm<br \/><strong>Program Begins:<\/strong> 6:50 pm<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaa3338 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"eaa3338\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fcb5ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fcb5ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Event Attire: <\/strong>Cocktail<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5fe3bd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f5fe3bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a9dda5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a9dda5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"auto\"><strong>Silent Auction: <\/strong>Our auction will be live closer to our event via GiveSmart.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45aeb40 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"45aeb40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fca223 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fca223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"auto\"><strong>Video<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/J5tO63YjIjs?si=VPZnKE_FD8R59dJT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch highlights from National Legacy Gala<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section 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elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5653e4 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e5653e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/support\/#p2p\/319063\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/upmc.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5844\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/upmc.png 640w, https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/upmc-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/support\/#p2p\/319063\">Transplant Legacy Award, UPMC<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><p>\n\nFor nearly 30 years, UPMC has been a steadfast partner to the American Liver Foundation, demonstrating an extraordinary commitment to our shared mission through both leadership and generosity. As one of the nation's premier transplant centers and a pioneer in the field of solid organ transplantation, UPMC has performed more than 20,000 organ transplant procedures and continues to advance lifesaving care for patients facing the most complex liver diseases. Beyond its clinical excellence, UPMC's longstanding support of ALF has helped drive critical patient education, advocacy, research, and support services that improve lives and offer hope to countless individuals and families affected by liver disease. Join us in celebrating UPMC as the recipient of the 2026 Transplant Legacy Award.\n<\/p><div style=\"align-self: flex-end; margin-top: auto;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/support\/#p2p\/319063\">Learn More<\/a><\/b><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e82b564 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e82b564\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4491c5a\" data-id=\"4491c5a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf2148d elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"bf2148d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/support\/#AstraZeneca\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/astra.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5799\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/astra.png 640w, https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/astra-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/support\/#AstraZeneca\">Patient Impact Award, AstraZeneca<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><p>\nAs a global leader in biopharmaceutical innovation, AstraZeneca is committed to transforming patient outcomes through groundbreaking advances in medicine. Its therapies reach millions of patients in more than 125 countries, addressing some of the world's most complex health challenges. Through its visionary support of Think Liver Think Life\u00ae, AstraZeneca has helped expand awareness, education, and access to vital liver health resources nationwide. We are honored to celebrate AstraZeneca's partnership and its lasting contributions to improving liver health outcomes. Join us in celebrating AstraZeneca as the recipient of the 2026 Patient Impact Award.\n<\/p><div style=\"align-self: flex-end; margin-top: auto;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/support\/#AstraZeneca\">Learn More<\/a><\/b><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f33af3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f33af3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd7018c\" data-id=\"dd7018c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6414fb8 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6414fb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/support\/#ArunSanyal\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/Arun-Sanyal.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5710\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/Arun-Sanyal.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/Arun-Sanyal-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/Arun-Sanyal-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/Arun-Sanyal-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/Arun-Sanyal-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/support\/#ArunSanyal\">Leadership Award, Arun Sanyal, MD<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><p>\n<strong>Professor Director, Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease and Metabolic Health School of Medicine Internal Medicine Virginia Commonwealth University<\/strong><\/p>\n\nA pioneer in liver disease research, Dr. Arun J. Sanyal has shaped the global approach to understanding and treating NAFLD and NASH (now known as MASLD and MASH). As one of the world\u2019s foremost experts in the field, his leadership and innovation have driven meaningful progress for patients and families. Dr. Sanyal is Professor of Medicine, Physiology, and Molecular Pathology in the Division of Gastroenterology at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and serves as Director of the Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease and Metabolic Health. We are honored to recognize Dr. Sanyal with the 2026 National Legacy Gala Leadership Award.<\/p><div style=\"align-self: flex-end; margin-top: auto;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/support\/#ArunSanyal\">Learn More<\/a><\/b><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-pa-eq-height=\"{&quot;targetType&quot;:&quot;widget&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;enableOn&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0ee907 ct-section-stretched premium-equal-height-yes elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0ee907\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;premium_eq_height_switcher&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b48a15\" data-id=\"9b48a15\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94281a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94281a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ALF Leadership Award for Public Service<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-706250b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"706250b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-101a447\" data-id=\"101a447\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69772a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"69772a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/May-headshot-2026-2-1-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5768\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/May-headshot-2026-2-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/May-headshot-2026-2-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/May-headshot-2026-2-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/May-headshot-2026-2-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d07d11\" data-id=\"8d07d11\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0017600 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0017600\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"page-title\" title=\"Dr. Frank Anania\"><strong>Frank A. Anania, MD, FAASLD<br \/><\/strong><strong>Director, Division of Hepatology and Nutrition, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)<\/strong><\/p><p dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/leadership-award-for-public-sevice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about Dr. Anania&#8217;s journey here.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3c131f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3c131f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-185ad79\" data-id=\"185ad79\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-379942e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"379942e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Hoofnagle2025Headshot-1-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5803\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Hoofnagle2025Headshot-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Hoofnagle2025Headshot-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Hoofnagle2025Headshot-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Hoofnagle2025Headshot-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-70a0b42\" data-id=\"70a0b42\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a977e44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a977e44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"page-title\" title=\"Dr. Frank Anania\"><strong>Jay H. Hoofnagle, MD, FAASLD<br \/>National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"page-title\" title=\"Dr. Frank Anania\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/leadership-award-for-public-sevice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about Dr. Hoofnagle&#8217;s journey here.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-pa-eq-height=\"{&quot;targetType&quot;:&quot;widget&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;enableOn&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52030dbd ct-section-stretched premium-equal-height-yes elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52030dbd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;premium_eq_height_switcher&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fd65001\" data-id=\"7fd65001\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-157aab3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"157aab3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2025 Award Recipients<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-pa-eq-height=\"{&quot;targetType&quot;:&quot;custom&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:[&quot;.elementor-image-box-content&quot;],&quot;enableOn&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-458fac39 premium-equal-height-yes elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"458fac39\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_eq_height_switcher&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-230cad0f\" data-id=\"230cad0f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-610f43b0 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"610f43b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/support\/#benjaminsamstein\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/Samstein_Preferred-Headshot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5407\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/Samstein_Preferred-Headshot.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/Samstein_Preferred-Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/Samstein_Preferred-Headshot-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/Samstein_Preferred-Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/Samstein_Preferred-Headshot-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/support\/#benjaminsamstein\">Leadership Award, Benjamin Samstein, MD<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><p>\n<strong>Professor of Surgery\nChief of Liver Transplant & Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery\nNew York Presbyterian Hospital \u2013 Weill Cornell Medicine<\/strong><\/p>\n\nDr. Benjamin Samstein is deeply admired for his clinical expertise, innovative contributions to advancing the field of living donor liver transplantation, and dedication to improving the lives of liver patients everywhere. <\/p><div style=\"align-self: flex-end; margin-top: auto;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/support\/#benjaminsamstein\">Learn More<\/a><\/b><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f6a01a0\" data-id=\"3f6a01a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-208b15c elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"208b15c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/support\/#ronaldsokol\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/SokolRon-Headshot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5405\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/SokolRon-Headshot.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/SokolRon-Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/SokolRon-Headshot-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/SokolRon-Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/SokolRon-Headshot-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alfgala.org\/national-legacy-gala\/support\/#ronaldsokol\">Lifetime Achievement Award, Ronald J. Sokol, MD, FAASLD <\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><p>\n<strong>Chief Scientific Officer, Child Health, Children\u2019s Hospital Colorado and Univ. of Colorado (CU) Anschutz Medical Campus \nCU Distinguished Professor \nPediatric GI, Hepatology and Nutrition, Anschutz Medical Campus \nBruce and Bev Wagner Family Endowed Chair in Child Health Research \nAssociate Dean for Child Health Research, CU School of Medicine \nDirector, Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute \nAssistant Vice Chancellor for Clinical and Translational Science, CU Denver \n<\/strong><\/p>\n\nDr. Ronald J. 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