Premio Lasker 2014: Ganadores

Destinatarios

1. Premio Albert Lasker de Investigación Médica Básica

   Kazutoshi Mori, Peter Walter

   Biología

   For discoveries concerning the unfolded protein response — an intracellular quality-control system that detects harmful misfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum and signals the nucleus to carry out corrective measures.

2. Premio Lasker-DeBakey a la investigación médica clínica

   Alim-Louis Benabid, Mahlon DeLong

   Biología

   For the development of deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus, a surgical technique that reduces tremors and restores motor function in patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease.

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

   Mary-Claire King

   Biología

   For bold, imaginative, and diverse contributions to medical science and human rights — she discovered the BRCA1 gene locus that causes hereditary breast cancer and deployed DNA strategies that reunite missing persons or their remains with their families.