Lasker Award 1959: Winners

Recipients

1. Gilbert Dalldorf

   Biology

   For his demonstration of the ability of one virus to modify the course of infection by another and for his discovery of Coxsackie virus.

2. John Holmes Dingle

   Biology

   For outstanding studies which have added significantly to our knowledge and ability to control acute respiratory diseases.

3. Robert Edward Gross

   Biology

   For distinguished achievement: performing the first successful operation on an inborn cardiovascular defect.