title: Lasker∼Koshland to genetics pioneer.
abstract: The 2014 Lasker∼Koshland Special Achievement Award will be presented to Mary-Claire King, a pioneer and visionary who revolutionized the use of genetics to identify disease genes, provide insights into human evolution, and champion human rights causes.
authors.affiliation: Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA. Electronic address: botstein@calicolabs.com.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Botstein
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001363:Awards and Prizes; D005075:Biological Evolution; D004194:Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005826:Genetics, Medical / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States