Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science
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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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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T507239 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science Context triple: [Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, relatedTo, Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science]
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Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
The Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research is a prestigious American biomedical science prize often regarded as a precursor to the Nobel Prize, honoring groundbreaking discoveries in fundamental medical research.
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John J. Carty Award of the National Academy of Sciences
The John J. Carty Award of the National Academy of Sciences is a prestigious scientific honor presented by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for notable contributions to a specific field of science.
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Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize
The Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize is a prestigious Columbia University award recognizing outstanding basic research in biology and biochemistry that often precedes a Nobel Prize.
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D.
National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal
The National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal is the Academy’s most prestigious honor recognizing extraordinary contributions to the public’s understanding and use of science.
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E.
Kober Medal of the Association of American Physicians
The Kober Medal of the Association of American Physicians is a prestigious honor awarded by the Association of American Physicians to recognize outstanding contributions to academic medicine and biomedical research.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science Target entity description: 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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A.
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
The Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research is a prestigious American biomedical science prize often regarded as a precursor to the Nobel Prize, honoring groundbreaking discoveries in fundamental medical research.
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B.
John J. Carty Award of the National Academy of Sciences
The John J. Carty Award of the National Academy of Sciences is a prestigious scientific honor presented by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for notable contributions to a specific field of science.
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C.
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize
The Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize is a prestigious Columbia University award recognizing outstanding basic research in biology and biochemistry that often precedes a Nobel Prize.
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D.
National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal
The National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal is the Academy’s most prestigious honor recognizing extraordinary contributions to the public’s understanding and use of science.
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E.
Kober Medal of the Association of American Physicians
The Kober Medal of the Association of American Physicians is a prestigious honor awarded by the Association of American Physicians to recognize outstanding contributions to academic medicine and biomedical research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Lasker Award
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lifetime achievement award ⓘ medical science award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lasker Award
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surface form:
Lasker Special Achievement Award
Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science ⓘ
surface form:
Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award
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| awardFor |
leadership in the biomedical community
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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 of America
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surface form:
United States
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| domain | biomedical sciences ⓘ |
| field |
biomedical research
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medical science ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
cash prize
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citation ⓘ medal ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://laskerfoundation.org/awards ⓘ |
| inception | 1994 ⓘ |
| isPrestigious | true ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Michael E. DeBakey
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surface form:
Michael E. DeBakey Lasker-Koshland (Koshland family association)
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| notableRecipient |
Daniel E. Koshland Jr.
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David Baltimore ⓘ Harold Varmus ⓘ James Watson ⓘ
surface form:
James D. Watson
Joan A. Steitz ⓘ Paul A. Marks ⓘ Sydney Brenner ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lasker Award
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surface form:
Lasker Awards
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| presentedBy | Lasker Foundation ⓘ |
| previousName |
Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Lasker Special Achievement Award in Medical Science
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| recognizes | individual scientists ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
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surface form:
Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award
Lasker Award for Public Service ⓘ
surface form:
Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award
Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award ⓘ
surface form:
Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award
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| scope | international ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
exemplary mentorship of scientists
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influence on the biomedical research community ⓘ scientific leadership ⓘ sustained contributions to biomedical science ⓘ |
| sponsor | Lasker Foundation ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
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Subject: Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (15)
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Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
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relatedTo
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Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science
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Lasker Award for Public Service
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Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science
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Lasker–Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science
Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award
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Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science
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Lasker~Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science
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Albert Lasker Award for Special Achievement in Medical Science
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Lasker~Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science (named in his honor)
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Lasker~Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science
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Lasker–Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science
Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science
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Lasker Special Achievement Award in Medical Science
Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science
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Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science
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Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award
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Lasker~Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science
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Lasker–Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science
Shirley M. Tilghman
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Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science
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Albert Lasker~Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science