Premio Lasker 1998: Ganadores

Destinatarios

1. Premio Albert Lasker de Investigación Médica Básica

   Leland H. Hartwell, Paul M. Nurse, Yoshio Masui

   Biología

   For pioneering genetic and molecular studies that revealed the universal machinery for regulating cell division in all eukaryotic organisms, from yeasts to frogs to humans.

2. Premio Lasker-DeBakey a la investigación médica clínica

   Alfred G. Knudson, Janet Rowley, Peter C. Nowell

   Biología

   For incisive studies in patient-oriented research that paved the way for identifying genetic alterations that cause cancer in humans and that allow for cancer diagnosis in patients at the molecular level.

3. Premio Lasker-Koshland al logro especial en ciencias médicas

   Daniel E. Koshland Jr.

   Biología

   For a lifetime career devoted to elevating science to its highest level — exemplified by accomplishments on diverse fronts — as a visionary biochemist, tireless institution builder, and eloquent public communicator.