Lasker Award 1953: Winners

Recipients

1. Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award

   George Wald

   Biology

   For achievements in explaining the physiology of vision in man.

2. Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award

   Hans Adolf Krebs

   Biology

   For the discovery of the urea and citric acid cycles, which are basic to our understanding of how the body converts food into energy.

3. Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award

   Michael Heidelberger

   Biology

   For the development of immunochemistry.

4. Lasker–Bloomberg Public Service Award

   Earle B. Phelps

   Biology

   In recognition of a lifetime of pioneering leadership in public health and sanitary science.

5. Lasker–Bloomberg Public Service Award

   Felix J. Underwood

   Biology

   For demonstrating how a long-sustained, sound and expanding pattern of health services benefits a people.

6. Lasker–DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award

   Paul Dudley White

   Biology

   For distinguished achievement in the pathology, diagnosis and treatment of heart diseases, rheumatic and coronary.