Lasker Award

The Albert Lasker Medical Research Awards have been awarded annually since 1946 to living persons who have made major contributions to medical science. They are administered by the Lasker Foundation, founded by advertising pioneer Albert Lasker and his wife Mary Woodward Lasker (later an influential medical research activist). Highly prestigious, the awards are sometimes referred to as 'America's Nobels'. As of 2003, 68 recipients have gone on to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

The three main awards are:

• Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
• Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research
• Mary Woodard Lasker Award for Public Service

See Also

• List of prizes, medals, and awards

External links

• The Lasker Foundation - Official site