Lasker Award
Lasker Award 2021: Winners
Recipients
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Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award
Dieter Oesterhelt, Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann
For the discovery of light-sensitive microbial proteins that can activate or silence individual brain cells and for their use in developing optogenetics—a revolutionary technique for neuroscience
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Lasker–DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award
Drew Weissman, Katalin Karikó
For the discovery of a new therapeutic technology based on the modification of messenger RNA—enabling rapid development of highly effective Covid-19 vaccines
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Lasker–Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science
David Baltimore
As one of the premier biomedical scientists of the last five decades, he is renowned for the breadth and beauty of his discoveries in virology, immunology, and cancer; for his academic leadership; for his mentorship of prominent scientists; and for his influence as a public advocate for science