The Lasker Awards have come to be known as “America’s Nobels” and are the most coveted awards in medical science. Leonard will be joined by three of this year’s winners. Ralph M. Steinman discovered dendritic cells – the preeminent component of the immune system that initiates and regulates the body’s response to foreign antigens. Albert Starr developed prosthetic replacement heart valves, which have saved the lives of millions of people. And Anthony Fauci created two major U.S. governmental programs that combat AIDS and bioterrorism.
To learn more about the Lasker Awards, visit The Lasker Foundation
It is interesting to think back to Anthony Fauci in the late 1980s in the face of loud protest from HIV/AIDS activists such as the notorious group ACT UP.
His contributions to HIV/AIDS research have long outlasted the formal group of ACT UP.
Did Dr. Fauci learn any valuable lessons from these activists groups?
-Rick
"Nature is the worst bio-terrorist..." What an incredibly juvenile and stupid statement.
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