Premio Lasker 2007: Ganadores

Destinatarios

1. Premio Albert Lasker de Investigación Médica Básica

   Ralph M. Steinman

   Biología

   For the discovery of dendritic cells — the preeminent component of the immune system that initiates and regulates the body’s response to foreign antigens.

2. Premio Lasker-Bloomberg al servicio público

   Anthony Fauci

   Biología

   For his role as the principal architect of two major U.S. governmental programs — one aimed at AIDS and the other at biodefense.

3. Premio Lasker-DeBakey a la investigación médica clínica

   Alain Carpentier, Albert Starr

   Biología

   For the development of prosthetic mitral and aortic valves, which have prolonged and enhanced the lives of millions of people with heart disease.