Prix Lasker 2007 : lauréats

Destinataires

1. Prix Albert Lasker pour la recherche médicale fondamentale

   Ralph M. Steinman

   Biologie

   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. Prix Lasker-Bloomberg pour la fonction publique

   Anthony Fauci

   Biologie

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

3. Prix Lasker-DeBakey pour la recherche médicale clinique

   Alain Carpentier, Albert Starr

   Biologie

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