Lasker Award 1998: Winners

Recipients

1. Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award

   Leland H. Hartwell, Paul M. Nurse, Yoshio Masui

   Biology

   For pioneering genetic and molecular studies that revealed the universal machinery for regulating cell division in all eukaryotic organisms, from yeasts to frogs to humans.

2. Lasker–DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award

   Alfred G. Knudson, Janet Rowley, Peter C. Nowell

   Biology

   For incisive studies in patient-oriented research that paved the way for identifying genetic alterations that cause cancer in humans and that allow for cancer diagnosis in patients at the molecular level.

3. Lasker–Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science

   Daniel E. Koshland Jr.

   Biology

   For a lifetime career devoted to elevating science to its highest level — exemplified by accomplishments on diverse fronts — as a visionary biochemist, tireless institution builder, and eloquent public communicator.