title: A life-long quest to understand and treat genetic blood disorders.
abstract: This year's Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science is conferred on Sir David Weatherall for his 50 years of dedication to biomedical research, his groundbreaking discoveries about genetic blood diseases, and his life-long passion for bringing improved medical care to the developing world.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA. david_nathan@dfci.harvard.edu
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Nathan
mesh_terms: D001363:Awards and Prizes; D006405:Hematology / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics*; D006113:United Kingdom