Lasker Award
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The Lasker Award is a prestigious American medical science prize often regarded as a precursor to the Nobel Prize, honoring major advances in biomedical research and public health.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lasker Award canonical | 50 |
| Lasker Awards | 7 |
| Lasker Awards (as philanthropic legacy) | 1 |
| Lasker Medical Research Awards | 1 |
| Lasker Special Achievement Award | 1 |
| “America’s Nobels” (nickname of Lasker Awards as a group) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T608108 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lasker Award Context triple: [Gairdner Foundation International Award, relatedAward, Lasker Award]
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A.
Frisch Medal
The Frisch Medal is a prestigious biennial award in econometrics given for outstanding applied or theoretical research published in the journal Econometrica.
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B.
Heinz Award
The Heinz Award is a prestigious American honor recognizing individuals for outstanding contributions in areas such as the environment, the arts, the economy, and the human condition.
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C.
Gottlieb Duttweiler Prize
The Gottlieb Duttweiler Prize is a Swiss award honoring individuals who have made outstanding contributions to social responsibility, innovation, and the public good.
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D.
Draper Prize
The Draper Prize is a prestigious international engineering award presented by the National Academy of Engineering to honor outstanding achievements that have significantly benefited society.
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E.
Hoover Medal
The Hoover Medal is an American engineering award that honors outstanding civic and humanitarian service by engineers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lasker Award Target entity description: The Lasker Award is a prestigious American medical science prize often regarded as a precursor to the Nobel Prize, honoring major advances in biomedical research and public health.
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A.
Frisch Medal
The Frisch Medal is a prestigious biennial award in econometrics given for outstanding applied or theoretical research published in the journal Econometrica.
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B.
Heinz Award
The Heinz Award is a prestigious American honor recognizing individuals for outstanding contributions in areas such as the environment, the arts, the economy, and the human condition.
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C.
Gottlieb Duttweiler Prize
The Gottlieb Duttweiler Prize is a Swiss award honoring individuals who have made outstanding contributions to social responsibility, innovation, and the public good.
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D.
Draper Prize
The Draper Prize is a prestigious international engineering award presented by the National Academy of Engineering to honor outstanding achievements that have significantly benefited society.
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E.
Hoover Medal
The Hoover Medal is an American engineering award that honors outstanding civic and humanitarian service by engineers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biomedical research award
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medical science award ⓘ public health award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
American Nobel
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Lasker Medical Research Awards ⓘ
linked to:
Lasker Award
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| associatedWith | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
fundamental discoveries in biology
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innovative clinical advances ⓘ leadership in public health policy ⓘ lifetime achievement in medical research ⓘ |
| awardType | international science prize ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describedAs | precursor to the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ |
| discipline |
life sciences
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medicine ⓘ |
| eligibility | scientists and public servants contributing to medical science and health ⓘ |
| field |
biomedical research
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medical science ⓘ public health ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
basic medical research
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clinical medical research ⓘ public service in public health ⓘ special achievement in medical science ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award
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Lasker–Bloomberg Public Service Award ⓘ
linked to:
Lasker Award for Public Service
Lasker–DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award ⓘ Lasker–Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://laskerfoundation.org ⓘ |
| inception | 1945 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Albert Lasker ⓘ |
| nicknamed | America’s Nobels ⓘ |
| notableFor | high proportion of recipients later receiving Nobel Prizes ⓘ |
| organizerHeadquarters | New York City ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Lasker Foundation ⓘ |
| purpose |
to honor major advances in biomedical research
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to honor major advances in public health ⓘ |
| reputation | one of the most prestigious American medical science prizes ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
benefit to human health
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impact on understanding of disease ⓘ originality of research ⓘ |
| sponsor | Lasker Foundation ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| typicalAwardedBy | independent jury of scientists and public health leaders ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lasker Award Description of subject: The Lasker Award is a prestigious American medical science prize often regarded as a precursor to the Nobel Prize, honoring major advances in biomedical research and public health.
Referenced by (61)
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Lasker Award for Public Service
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“America’s Nobels” (nickname of Lasker Awards as a group)
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linked to: Lasker Award
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Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science
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alsoKnownAs
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Lasker Special Achievement Award
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