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Lasker Award to Heart Valve Pioneers
Richard P. Lifton1,
1 Departments of Genetics and Internal Medicine, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven CT, 06536 USA
Corresponding author
Richard P. Lifton
richard.lifton@yale.edu
This year, the Lasker Foundation recognizes Albert Starr and Alain Carpentier for their development of effective treatments for valvular heart disease. Their innovative work is a model of interdisciplinary basic and clinical research and has benefited millions of people.
On September 28, 2007, the Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research will be conferred on Albert Starr of the Providence Heart and Vascular Institute, Providence Health System, and the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon and Alain Carpentier of the H魀ital European Georges Pompidou in Paris, France. They are recognized for developing effective treatments for valvular heart disease, interventions that save lives and dramatically improve the quality of life of nearly half a million patients annually. |
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