Mori, Walter share Lasker medical prize

Mori, Walter share Lasker medical prize

KYOTO, Japan - Kyoto University professor Kazutoshi Mori smiles during a press conference on Sept. 9, 2014 in the city of Kyoto, western Japan. Mori shares the year's Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award with Peter Walter of the University of California, San Francisco, for unraveling the inner workings of the cell to process proteins, an understanding that serve as a basis for ongoing development of drugs for a range of illnesses.

Mori, Walter share Lasker medical prize

Mori, Walter share Lasker medical prize

KYOTO, Japan - Kyoto University professor Kazutoshi Mori speaks at a press conference on Sept. 9, 2014 in the city of Kyoto, western Japan. Mori shares the year's Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award with Peter Walter of the University of California, San Francisco, for unraveling the inner workings of the cell to process proteins, an understanding that serve as a basis for ongoing development of drugs for a range of illnesses.

Japan's Yamanaka receives Lasker medical research award

Japan's Yamanaka receives Lasker medical research award

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese researcher Shinya Yamanaka delivers a speech during an award ceremony for the 2009 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award in New York on Oct. 2, 2009. Yamanaka received the award for his success in developing induced pluripotent stem cells, which have the potential to grow into body tissue.

Japan's Yamanaka honored with Lasker medical research award

Japan's Yamanaka honored with Lasker medical research award

KYOTO, Japan - Kyoto University Professor Shinya Yamanaka smiles during a press conference in Kyoto on Sept. 14 after winning the 2009 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award for discoveries concerning nuclear reprogramming.

Rowing Race - Bangladesh

Rowing Race - Bangladesh

Competitors take part during a rowing race on the Deotala Ichhamati River, to occasion to celebrate of the centenary of the birth of the country's founding president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On October 1, 2021, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Sourav Lasker/ Eyepix /ABACAPRESS.COM

Rowing Race - Bangladesh

Rowing Race - Bangladesh

Competitors take part during a rowing race on the Deotala Ichhamati River, to occasion to celebrate of the centenary of the birth of the country's founding president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On October 1, 2021, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Sourav Lasker/ Eyepix /ABACAPRESS.COM

Rowing Race - Bangladesh

Rowing Race - Bangladesh

Competitors take part during a rowing race on the Deotala Ichhamati River, to occasion to celebrate of the centenary of the birth of the country's founding president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On October 1, 2021, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Sourav Lasker/ Eyepix /ABACAPRESS.COM

Rowing Race - Bangladesh

Rowing Race - Bangladesh

Competitors take part during a rowing race on the Deotala Ichhamati River, to occasion to celebrate of the centenary of the birth of the country's founding president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On October 1, 2021, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Sourav Lasker/ Eyepix /ABACAPRESS.COM

Rowing Race - Bangladesh

Rowing Race - Bangladesh

Competitors take part during a rowing race on the Deotala Ichhamati River, to occasion to celebrate of the centenary of the birth of the country's founding president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On October 1, 2021, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Sourav Lasker/ Eyepix /ABACAPRESS.COM

Rowing Race - Bangladesh

Rowing Race - Bangladesh

Competitors take part during a rowing race on the Deotala Ichhamati River, to occasion to celebrate of the centenary of the birth of the country's founding president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On October 1, 2021, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Sourav Lasker/ Eyepix /ABACAPRESS.COM

Rowing Race - Bangladesh

Rowing Race - Bangladesh

Competitors take part during a rowing race on the Deotala Ichhamati River, to occasion to celebrate of the centenary of the birth of the country's founding president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On October 1, 2021, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Sourav Lasker/ Eyepix /ABACAPRESS.COM

Rowing Race - Bangladesh

Rowing Race - Bangladesh

Competitors take part during a rowing race on the Deotala Ichhamati River, to occasion to celebrate of the centenary of the birth of the country's founding president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On October 1, 2021, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Sourav Lasker/ Eyepix /ABACAPRESS.COM

Maurice (1987)

Maurice (1987)

Ben Kingsley Characters: Lasker-Jones Film: Maurice (UK 1987) Director: James Ivory 01 September 1987 Date: 01 September 1987

Mori, Walter share Lasker medical prize

Mori, Walter share Lasker medical prize

KYOTO, Japan - Kyoto University professor Kazutoshi Mori smiles during a press conference on Sept. 9, 2014 in the city of Kyoto, western Japan. Mori shares the year's Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award with Peter Walter of the University of California, San Francisco, for unraveling the inner workings of the cell to process proteins, an understanding that serve as a basis for ongoing development of drugs for a range of illnesses. (Kyodo)

Mori, Walter share Lasker medical prize

Mori, Walter share Lasker medical prize

KYOTO, Japan - Kyoto University professor Kazutoshi Mori speaks at a press conference on Sept. 9, 2014 in the city of Kyoto, western Japan. Mori shares the year's Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award with Peter Walter of the University of California, San Francisco, for unraveling the inner workings of the cell to process proteins, an understanding that serve as a basis for ongoing development of drugs for a range of illnesses. (Kyodo)

Japan's Yamanaka receives Lasker medical research award

Japan's Yamanaka receives Lasker medical research award

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese researcher Shinya Yamanaka delivers a speech during an award ceremony for the 2009 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award in New York on Oct. 2, 2009. Yamanaka received the award for his success in developing induced pluripotent stem cells, which have the potential to grow into body tissue. (Kyodo)

(CORRECTED)Japan's Yamanaka honored with Lasker medical research

(CORRECTED)Japan's Yamanaka honored with Lasker medical research

KYOTO, Japan - Kyoto University Professor Shinya Yamanaka smiles during a press conference in Kyoto on Sept. 14 after winning the 2009 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award for discoveries concerning nuclear reprogramming. (Kyodo)