Prix Lasker 2001 : lauréats

Destinataires

1. Prix Albert Lasker pour la recherche médicale fondamentale

   Mario R. Capecchi, Martin J. Evans, Oliver Smithies

   Biologie

   For the development of a powerful technology for manipulating the mouse genome with exquisite precision, which allows the creation of animal models of human disease.

2. Prix Lasker-Bloomberg pour la fonction publique

   William Foege

   Biologie

   For courageous leadership in improving worldwide public health, and his prominent role in the eradication of smallpox.

3. Prix Lasker-DeBakey pour la recherche médicale clinique

   Robert G. Edwards

   Biologie

   For the development of in vitro fertilization, a technological advance that has revolutionized the treatment of human infertility.