Lasker Laureates for 2010 Announced

Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award

Douglas Coleman  Jeffrey Friedman
For the discovery of leptin, a hormone that regulates appetite and body weight—a breakthrough that opened obesity research to molecular exploration.
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Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award

Napoleone Ferrara

For the discovery of VEGF as a major mediator of angiogenesis and the development of an effective anti-VEGF therapy for wet macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness in the elderly.
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Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science

David Weatherall
For 50 years of international statesmanship in biomedical science—exemplified by discoveries concerning genetic diseases of the blood and for leadership in improving clinical care for thousands of children with thalassemia throughout the developing world.
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Reproduced from the Lasker Foundation Website - http://www.laskerfoundation.org/