Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award >
For the discovery of dendritic cells—the preeminent component of the immune system that initiates and regulates the body's response to foreign antigens.
RALPH STEINMAN
Albert Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award >
For the development of prosthetic mitral and aortic valves, which have prolonged and enhanced the lives of millions of people with heart disease.
ALAIN CARPENTIER • ALBERT STARR
Mary Woodard Lasker Public Service Award >
For his role as the principal architect of two major U.S. governmental programs, one aimed at AIDS and the other at biodefense.
ANTHONY FAUCI
Journeys to Discovery
The Lasker Foundation produces short films about Lasker Award winners and their journeys to discovery. The stories told in these films aim to inspire young people to pursue careers in medical science, and to raise public awareness of the brilliant, provocative science behind the prizes.
2007 - Winners On Film
Give Us Hope
The Battle of the Dendritic Cells
Fixing Broken Hearts