title: Deciphering the DNA Damage Response.
abstract: This year's Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award honors Evelyn Witkin and Stephen J. Elledge, two pioneers in elucidating the DNA damage response, whose contributions span more than 40 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology and Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454, USA. Electronic address: haber@brandeis.edu.
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Haber
mesh_terms: D064007:Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D001363:Awards and Prizes; D010582:Bacteriophage lambda / Q000528:radiation effects; D004249:DNA Damage / Q000528:radiation effects; D004260:DNA Repair; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000528:radiation effects / Q000821:virology; D005057:Eukaryotic Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century
chemical_list: D064007:Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins