Lasker Award 1947: Winners

Recipients

1. Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award

   Homer Smith

   Biology

   For distinguished research on cardiovascular and renal physiology.

2. Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award

   Oswald T. Avery

   Biology

   For studies on the chemical constitution of bacteria.

3. Lasker–Bloomberg Public Service Award

   Alice Hamilton

   Biology

   For contributions to the prevention of occupational diseases, and the improvement of workers’ health.

4. Lasker–DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award

   Thomas Francis Jr.

   Biology

   For contributions to our knowledge of influenza, and the development of a vaccine effective against Types A and B, successfully used during World War II.