Rothman and Schekman SNAREd by Lasker for trafficking
1Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA. malhotra@biomail.ucsd.edu
Cell
|October 10, 2002
Abstract:
This year, the recipients of the Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research are James Rothman and Randy Schekman. This highly anticipated honor highlights their unique contributions to our understanding of the mechanisms of membrane traffic.
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