Prix Lasker 2010 : lauréats

Destinataires

1. Prix Albert Lasker pour la recherche médicale fondamentale

   Douglas L. Coleman, Jeffrey M. Friedman

   Biologie

   For the discovery of leptin, a hormone that regulates appetite and body weight — a breakthrough that opened obesity research to molecular exploration.

2. Prix Lasker-DeBakey pour la recherche médicale clinique

   Napoleone Ferrara

   Biologie

   For the discovery of VEGF as a major mediator of angiogenesis and the development of an effective anti-VEGF therapy for wet macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness in the elderly.

3. Prix Lasker-Koshland pour réalisations spéciales en sciences médicales

   David Weatherall

   Biologie

   For 50 years of international statesmanship in biomedical science — exemplified by discoveries concerning genetic diseases of the blood and for leadership in improving clinical care for thousands of children with thalassemia throughout the developing world.