Current Winners

The 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

The 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.

DR. ALAIN CARPENTIER • DR. ALBERT STARR

The 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