Lasker Foundation
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The Lasker Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to recognizing and supporting outstanding achievements in medical research and public health.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
medical research organization
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nonprofit organization → public health organization → |
| activity |
advocacy for medical research funding
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grantmaking → public education about medical research → |
| areaServed |
global
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| award |
Lasker Award
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Lasker Basic Medical Research Award → Lasker~Bloomberg Public Service Award → Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award → Lasker~Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science → |
| basedIn |
New York City
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| country |
United States
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| field |
medical research
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public health → |
| focus |
biomedical research
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public service in health → |
| foundedBy |
Albert Lasker
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| goal |
encourage investment in biomedical science
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improve human health → increase public understanding of medical research → |
| hasPart |
Lasker Awards program
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| knownFor |
Lasker Awards
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honoring contributions to public health → recognizing major advances in medical science → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| motto |
America’s Nobels (nickname of its awards)
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| namedAfter |
Albert Lasker
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| nonprofitStatus |
501(c)(3) organization
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| notableAwardRecipients |
many future Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine
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| organizes |
public lectures on medical research
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scientific symposia → |
| purpose |
promotion of biomedical science
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recognition of outstanding achievements in medical research → support of public health achievements → |
| sector |
nonprofit
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| supports |
physicians
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public health leaders → scientists → |
| topic |
biomedical innovation
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disease prevention → health policy → |
| website |
https://laskerfoundation.org
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