PNAS has partnered with the Lasker Foundation to shine a spotlight on this year’s Lasker Award recipients. This year’s recipients are Emmanuel Mignot and Masashi Yanagisawa (Basic Medical Research); Kunihiro Hattori, Tomoyuki Igawa, and Takehisa Kitazawa (Clinical Medical Research); and Michael J. Fox (Public Service Award).
Established in 1945 by Albert and Mary Lasker, these prestigious awards honor groundbreaking discoveries in biology and medicine that advance human health. Learn more here.