Three researchers whose work has paved the way toward realizing the clinical potential of stem cells will share the 11th Annual Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research. The $500 000 prize, established by New York philanthropist Morris “Marty” Silverman in 2000, is the largest award in medicine and science in the United States.
The 2011 Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research is shared by Elaine Fuchs, PhD (left), James A. Thomson, VMD, PhD (center), and Shinya Yamanaka, MD, PhD (right), for their seminal contributions to stem cell research.