Dr. Marshall W. Nirenberg, 41-year-old molecular biologist who shared this year’s Nobel Prize in medicine, was one of five winners of this year’s Lasker Medical Research Awards. The awards will be presented here at ceremonies tomorrow. Dr. Nirenberg, chief of the laboratory of Biochemical Genetics at the National Heart Institute, won the Nobel award with Dr. H. Gobind Khorana for their work in elucidating the genetic code. The two scientists also shared the $25,000 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize last month for outstanding research in biochemistry. The announcement of the Lasker $10,000 Awards was made by Mrs. Albert D. Lasker, president of the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation.
Help ensure Jewish news remains accessible to all. Your donation to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency powers the trusted journalism that has connected Jewish communities worldwide for more than 100 years. With your help, JTA can continue to deliver vital news and insights. Donate today.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
