The Six Winners Of The 2024 Lasker Awards Are Announced
Six individuals have received this year's Lasker Awards in the areas of basic research, clinical research, and public service. Each award carries a stipend of $250,000.
Obesity-Drug Pioneers Win Prestigious Lasker Award for Medical Science
Three scientists are honored for developing a class of blockbuster weight-loss drugs. Is a Nobel prize on the way?
Scientists who laid groundwork for weight-loss drugs win Lasker medical award
One of the researchers described the circumstances that led to the discovery as “serendipity.” This year’s prestigious Lasker medical awards recognize a trio of scientists without whom Ozempic and other blockbuster weight-loss drugs might not exist.
Research That Led to Obesity Drugs Wins Major Medical Prize
Three scientists were recognized by the Lasker Awards for their work on the GLP-1 hormone. Others were honored for work to stop H.I.V. and for immune system discoveries.
Long-overlooked scientist shares Lasker Award with other GLP-1 researchers
GLP-1 based drugs are transforming the treatment of obesity and opening up new avenues for addressing heart disease, addiction, and even Alzheimer’s. Now, three scientists who played key roles in their invention have won a prestigious Lasker Award for biomedical research.
Dallas scientist wins prestigious Lasker Award for immune research
James Chen, a professor of microbiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has won a Lasker Award for his discovery of an enzyme involved in immune response.
Mailman Researchers Win Lasker Award
The Lasker Foundation today announced the winners of its 2024 Lasker Awards. Quarraisha Abdool Karim and Salim S. Abdool Karim of Columbia University
DNA-Sensing Enzyme Wins the 2024 Lasker Award
Zhijian “James” Chen received this year’s Albert Lasker Award for discovering cGAS, an enzyme which scopes out DNA-based threats and alerts the immune system.
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Scientist who discovered body's 'fire alarm' against invading bacteria wins $250,000 Lasker prize
One of this year's coveted Lasker Awards has gone to Zhijian "James" Chen, a scientist behind a key immune-system discovery.
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South Africa's HIV research power couple wins Lasker Award
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