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Lasker Award

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Ceremony date
  
23 September 2016

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Winners
  
Michael J Sofia, Michael J Sofia, Clinical Medical Research, Clinical Medical Research, Charles M Rice, Charles M Rice, Clinical Medical Research, Clinical Medical Research, Ralf Bartenschlager, Ralf Bartenschlager, Clinical Medical Research, Clinical Medical Research, William G Kaelin, William G Kaelin, Basic Medical Research, Basic Medical Research, Gregg L Semenza, Gregg L Semenza, Basic Medical Research, Basic Medical Research, Peter J Ratcliffe, Peter J Ratcliffe, Basic Medical Research, Basic Medical Research, Bruce Alberts, Bruce Alberts, Special Achievement, Special Achievement, James P Allison, James P Allison, Clinical Medical Research, Clinical Medical Research, Stephen Elledge, Stephen Elledge, Basic Medical Research, Basic Medical Research, Evelyn M Witkin, Evelyn M Witkin, Basic Medical Research, Basic Medical Research, Doctors Without Borders, Doctors Without Borders, Public Service, Public Service, Alim Louis Benabid, Alim Louis Benabid, Clinical Medical Research, Clinical Medical Research, Mahlon DeLong, Mahlon DeLong, Clinical Medical Research, Clinical Medical Research, Kazutoshi Mori, Kazutoshi Mori, Basic Medical Research, Basic Medical Research, Peter Walter, Peter Walter, Basic Medical Research, Basic Medical Research, Mary-Claire King, Mary-Claire King, Special Achievement, Special Achievement, Graeme Clark, Graeme Clark, Clinical Medical Research, Clinical Medical Research, Ingeborg Hochmair, Ingeborg Hochmair, Clinical Medical Research, Clinical Medical Research, Blake S Wilson, Blake S Wilson, Clinical Medical Research, Clinical Medical Research, Thomas C Südhof, Thomas C Südhof, Basic Medical Research, Basic Medical Research, Richard Scheller, Richard Scheller, Basic Medical Research, Basic Medical Research, Melinda Gates, Melinda Gates, Public Service, Public Service, Bill Gates, Bill Gates, Public Service, Public Service, Thomas Starzl, Thomas Starzl, Clinical Medical Research, Clinical Medical Research, Roy Yorke Calne, Roy Yorke Calne, Clinical Medical Research, Clinical Medical Research, Ronald Vale, Ronald Vale, Basic Medical Research, Basic Medical Research, James Spudich, James Spudich, Basic Medical Research, Basic Medical Research, Michael Sheetz, Michael Sheetz, Basic Medical Research, Basic Medical Research, Donald D Brown, Donald D Brown, Special Achievement, Special Achievement, Tom Maniatis, Tom Maniatis, Special Achievement, Special Achievement

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The Lasker Awards have been awarded annually since 1945 to living persons who have made major contributions to medical science or who have performed public service on behalf of medicine. They are administered by the Lasker Foundation, founded by Albert Lasker and his wife Mary Woodard Lasker (later a medical research activist). The awards are sometimes referred to as "America's Nobels". Lasker Award has gained a reputation for identifying future winners of the Nobel Prize. Eighty-six Lasker laureates have received the Nobel Prize, including 32 in the last two decades. Claire Pomeroy is the current President of the Foundation.

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The four main awards are:

  • Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award
  • Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award
  • Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award (Renamed in 2011 from Mary Woodard Lasker Public Service Award. Renamed in 2000 from Albert Lasker Public Service Award.)
  • Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science (1994–)
  • The awards carry an honorarium of $250,000 for each category.

    Alcoholics Anonymous received a Group Citation from the Lasker Foundation in 1951.

    A collection of papers from the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation were donated to the National Library of Medicine by Mrs. Albert D. Lasker in April 1985.

    Gregg semenza acceptance speech 2016 lasker awards


    Recent awards

    Recent winners include the following:

    References

    Lasker Award Wikipedia


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