September 14, 2009

Leukemia, stem cell scientists, N.Y. mayor get Lasker Awards

By Kelley Luckstein

One of the most prestigious prizes in medicine is being awarded this year to scientists working on stem cellslasker-awards and leukemia — and to New York's mayor for his fight to cut tobacco use. The Lasker Awards, which are announced today, have been given since 1945. They recognize the contributions of scientists, physicians and public servants internationally working to cure, treat and prevent disease.

 

"It's right up there with the Nobel Prize," says Gary Sieck, a research director at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. "The people who get it are at the top."

 

USA Today by Elizabeth Weise, 09/13/09

Tags: awards, Research

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