The Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research >
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 Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research >
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 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