Our collaborator and Dr. Thornell's mentor, Dr. Michael J. Welsh was selected as a 2025 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research award winner! Congratulations to him and his lab. Dr. Welsh's contagious curiosity, knowledge, and creativity continues to inspire us to push our research forward.

See additional articles here:

Lasker Foundation: https://laskerfoundation.org/winners/combined-triple-drug-therapy-for-cystic-fibrosis/

Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2025/09/14/here-are-the-winners-of-the-2025-lasker-awards/

New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/health/lasker-awards-medicine.html

UIowa Healthcare: https://uihealthcare.org/article/university-iowa-physician-scientist-receives-prestigious-lasker-award