Press Releases

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Foundation Announces New Board Chair
Dr. Alfred Sommer has been elected Chair of the Board of Directors of the Lasker Foundation.

Press Release: 2007 Foundation Announces New President
Lasker Foundation Appoints Global Health Leader as New President

Press Release: 2007 Lasker Awards for Medical Research Awards
Discoverer of Dendritic Cells and Inventors of Replacement Heart Valves Receive Lasker Awards for Medical Research
Architect of Aids and Biodefense Programs Honored with Public Service Award

Press Release: 2006 Lasker Awards for Medical Research Awards
Discoverers of Telomerase and Inventors of Cognitive Therapy Receive Lasker Awards for Medical Research
A Founder of Cell Biology and Champion of Women in Science Honored with Special Achievement Award

Press Release: 2005 Lasker Awards for Medical Research Awards
Fathers of Stem-Cell Research and Pioneers in Gene Detection and DNA Fingerprinting to Receive Lasker Awards for Medical Research
Leading Advocate for Breast Cancer Research and Treatment Honored with Public Service Award

Press Release: 2004 Lasker Awards for Medical Research Awards
Discoverers of Superfamily of Nuclear Hormone Receptors and Innovator in Cataract Surgery Receive Lasker Awards for Medical Research
Special Achievement Award to a Molecular Biologist for Key Discoveries in Gene Research and Leadership on International Efforts to Abolish Biological and Chemical Weapons

Press Release: 2003 Lasker Awards for Medical Research Awards
Discoverers of Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis and Pioneer in Gene Expression to Receive Lasker Awards for Medical Research
Actor-Activist Christopher Reeve to Receive Public Service Award

Press Release: 2002 Lasker Awards for Medical Research Awards
Pioneers in Kidney Dialysis and Discoverers of Cellular Membrane Trafficking Receive Lasker Awards for Medical Research
Gene Regulation Trailblazer Receives Special Achievement Award

Press Release: 2001 Lasker Awards for Medical Research Awards
Pioneers in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells and In Vitro Fertilization Receive Lasker Awards for Medical Research
Global Public Health Leader Receives Public Service Award

Press Release: 2000 Lasker Awards for Medical Research Awards
Five Honored for Outstanding Achievements in Basic and Clinical Medical Research
Special Achievement Award to be Bestowed

Press Release: 1999 Lasker Awards for Medical Research Awards
Six Honored for Outstanding Achievements in Basic and Clinical Medical Research Celebrating Five Decades of The Brain
Special Achievement Award to be Bestowed

Press Release: 1998 Lasker Awards for Medical Research Awards
Six Winners Honored as Pioneers in Cancer Research
Special Achievement Award Bestowed