Greider, Blackburn, and Szostak received the Lasker Award on September 29, 2006.
On September 29, 2006, Carolyn Greider, along with Elizabeth Blackburn and Jack Szostak, was awarded the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research. The award celebrated their discovery of telomerase and its crucial role in protecting chromosome ends, which dramatically advanced our understanding of cell biology and its implications in aging and cancer. Their work brought telomere biology to the forefront of scientific research, enabling significant progress in medical science.