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The Lasker Award for Medical Research
The Lasker Award for Medical Research
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Tennessee State Library and Archives. Oswald T. Avery Papers Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation
In 1947, Avery's long career of researching pneumococci was recognized by the American Public Health Association, which gave him the Lasker Award for "distinguished service through studies on the chemical constitution of bacteria."
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