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60 years of winged victories for biomedical research

Nature Medicine volume 11, pages 1023–1025 (2005)Cite this article

This year marks the sixtieth anniversary of the Lasker Awards, presented annually by the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation, to honor pioneering achievements in biomedical research. What sets the Lasker awards apart from other prestigious prizes is the Lasker's duality of recognition. Each year, one award—the Basic Award—honors fundamental discoveries that open new fields of biology, and a separate award—the Clinical Award—honors pioneering achievements that change the practice of clinical medicine. Mary Lasker's establishment of two separate awards reflects her philosophy of medical research: major advances come from both the bench and the bedside. Footnote 1

Lasker Award recipients receive an honorarium, a citation highlighting their achievements and an inscribed statuette of the Winged Victory of Samothrace, which is the Lasker Foundation's symbol of humankind's victory over disability, disease and death.

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Réunion des Musées Nationaux/Art Resource, New York.

Figure 2: Ascent of Winged Victory within the hierarchy of the Louvre: the making of a masterpiece.

Réunion des Musées Nationaux/Art Resource, New York.

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  1. Lasker Award recipients receive an honorarium, a citation highlighting their achievements and an inscribed statuette of the Winged Victory of Samothrace, which is the Lasker Foundation's symbol of humankind's victory over disability, disease and death.

    To read the formal remarks of speakers at the Lasker ceremony, as well as detailed information on this year's awardees, please refer to the Lasker website (http://www.laskerfoundation.org/).

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Goldstein, J. 60 years of winged victories for biomedical research. Nat Med 11, 1023–1025 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1005-1023

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