Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science

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Lasker Award lifetime achievement award medical science award

The Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science is a prestigious honor recognizing individuals for lifetime contributions to medical science, including outstanding research, mentorship, and leadership in the biomedical community.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Lasker Award → lifetime achievement award → medical science award →
alsoKnownAs	Lasker Special Achievement Award → Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award →
awardFor	leadership in the biomedical community → lifetime contributions to medical science → mentorship in biomedical science → outstanding research in medical science →
awardType	non-monetary honor with cash prize component →
category	Special Achievement →
country	United States →
domain	biomedical sciences →
field	biomedical research → medical science →
frequency	annual →
hasComponent	cash prize → citation → medal →
hasLanguage	English →
hasWebsite	https://laskerfoundation.org/awards →
inception	1994 →
isPrestigious	true →
namedAfter	Michael E. DeBakey Lasker-Koshland (Koshland family association) →
notableRecipient	Daniel E. Koshland Jr. → David Baltimore → Harold Varmus → James D. Watson → Joan A. Steitz → Paul A. Marks → Sydney Brenner →
partOf	Lasker Awards →
presentedBy	Lasker Foundation →
previousName	Lasker Special Achievement Award in Medical Science →
recognizes	individual scientists →
relatedAward	Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award → Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award → Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award →
scope	international →
selectionCriteria	exemplary mentorship of scientists → influence on the biomedical research community → scientific leadership → sustained contributions to biomedical science →
sponsor	Lasker Foundation →
status	active →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lasker Award for Public Service ("Lasker–Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science") → Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science ("Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award") →	alsoKnownAs
Herbert Boyer ("Albert Lasker Award for Special Achievement in Medical Science") → Roy Vagelos →	awardReceived
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research → Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award ("Lasker~Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science") →	relatedTo
Lasker Foundation ("Lasker~Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science") →	award
Albert Lasker ("Lasker~Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science (named in his honor)") →	hasHonor
Lasker Award ("Lasker–Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science") →	hasPart
Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science ("Lasker Special Achievement Award in Medical Science") →	previousName