What award did Peter Doherty win in 1995?
Pulitzer Prize
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
Tony Award
Nobel in Literature
Answer
Peter Doherty won the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 1995 for his work on the immune system. He and Rolf Zinkernagel discovered that the immune system can distinguish between self and non-self cells. This discovery led to the development of new vaccines and treatments for diseases such as HIV and cancer.
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