In Memoriam:
The Lasker Foundation mourns the loss of Dr. Michael DeBakey. Dr. DeBakey was a member of the Board of Directors of the Foundation, a recipient of the 1963 Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award, and for 40 years served on the Lasker Medical Research Awards Jury. (More>)

  • Click here for Dr. DeBakey's obituary.
  • Click here to read about Dr. DeBakey's 1963 Lasker Award.


2007 Lasker Foundation Winners

image of basic winner Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award >
For the discovery of dendritic cells—the preeminent component of the immune system that initiates and regulates the body's response to foreign antigens.

RALPH STEINMAN


image of basic winner Albert Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award >
For the development of prosthetic mitral and aortic valves, which have prolonged and enhanced the lives of millions of people with heart disease.

ALAIN CARPENTIERALBERT STARR


image of basic winner Mary Woodard Lasker Public Service Award >
For his role as the principal architect of two major U.S. governmental programs, one aimed at AIDS and the other at biodefense.

ANTHONY FAUCI



Journeys to Discovery

The Lasker Foundation produces short films about Lasker Award winners and their journeys to discovery. The stories told in these films aim to inspire young people to pursue careers in medical science, and to raise public awareness of the brilliant, provocative science behind the prizes.

2007 - Winners On Film
Give Us Hope
The Battle of the Dendritic Cells
Fixing Broken Hearts