Elizabeth Blackburn is the tenth UCSF scientist to win the Albert Lasker Medical Research Award. Since 1951, six other UCSF scientists have received the Award for Basic Medical Research and three have received the Award for Clinical Medical Research.
- J. Michael Bishop: 1982 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research "for his elegant elucidation of the nature of oncogenes, and his contribution to the discovery that these genes are present in normal cells." http://www.laskerfoundation.org/awards/library/1982basic.shtml
- Herbert W. Boyer: 1980 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research "for his brilliant contributions to recombinant DNA methodology, particularly in enzymology, plasmids, and in application of synthetic DNA." http://www.laskerfoundation.org/awards/library/1980basic.shtml
- John Allen Clements: 1994 Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research "for his brilliant studies defining and describing the role of pulmonary surfactant and in developing a life-saving artificial surfactant now used in premature infants around the world." http://www.laskerfoundation.org/awards/library/1994clinical.shtml
- Yuet Wai Kan: 1991 Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research "for his pivotal contributions to the development of human genetics, most importantly in the area of the hemoglobinopathies using recombinant DNA technology." http://www.laskerfoundation.org/awards/library/1991clinical.shtml
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Cho H. Li (deceased): 1962 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research "for outstanding contributions to our understanding of the chemistry of pituitary hormones, including the identification and isolation of six hormones of the anterior pituitary gland."
http://www.laskerfoundation.org/awards/library/1962b_cit.shtml
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Karl F. Meyer (deceased): 1951 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research "for bacteriological research in parasitology."
http://www.laskerfoundation.org/awards/obits/meyerobit.shtml
- Stanley B. Prusiner: 1994 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research "for landmark, revolutionary work that established the existence of an entirely new class of infectious agents, and which opened new understanding of the pathogenesis of several baffling neurodegenerative diseases." http://www.laskerfoundation.org/awards/library/1994basic.shtml
- Harold E. Varmus: 1982 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research "for his creative and successful pursuit toward the identification of the cellular oncogenes and their control." http://www.laskerfoundation.org/awards/library/1982basic.shtml
- John L. Ziegler: 1972 Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research "for his outstanding contribution in increasing the cure rate of Burkitt's tumor by chemotherapy." http://www.laskerfoundation.org/awards/library/1972clinical.shtml
Background on the Albert Lasker
Medical Research Award
http://www.laskerfoundation.org/
