Lasker
In-Depth
Diabetic Retinopathy:
A Path to Progress
A report from the Initiative for Innovative Vision Science, a partnership between the Lasker Foundation and the International Retinal Research Foundation, addresses diabetic retinopathy, the most common and most serious of the ocular complications of diabetes mellitus. (More>)
| Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award > |
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Michael Sheetz, James Spudich and Ronald Vale
For discoveries concerning cytoskeletal motor proteins, machines that move cargoes within cells, contract muscles, and enable cell movements. Read the Award Description Watch a video about the 2012 Basic Award |
| Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award > |
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Roy Calne and Thomas E. Starzl
For the development of liver transplantation, which has restored normal life to thousands of patients with end-stage liver disease. Read the Award Description Watch a video about the 2012 Clinical Award |
| Lasker~Koshland Special Achievement Award > |
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Donald D. Brown and Tom Maniatis
For exceptional leadership and citizenship in biomedical science — exemplified by fundamental discoveries concerning the nature of genes; by selfless commitment to young scientists; and by disseminating revolutionary technologies to the scientific community. Read the Award Description Watch a video about the 2012 Special Achievement Award |
