Prix Lasker 2009 : lauréats

Destinataires

1. Prix Albert Lasker pour la recherche médicale fondamentale

   John B. Gurdon, Shinya Yamanaka

   Biologie

   For discoveries concerning nuclear reprogramming, the process that instructs specialized adult cells to form early stem cells — creating the potential to become any type of mature cell for experimental or therapeutic purposes.

2. Prix Lasker-DeBakey pour la recherche médicale clinique

   Brian Druker, Charles Sawyers, Nicholas Lydon

   Biologie

   For the development of molecularly-targeted treatments for chronic myeloid leukemia, converting a fatal cancer into a manageable chronic condition.