两位分子生物学家和一位专门研究毒品瘾癖的医学教授是获得1988年拉斯克医学基金奖励的三名美国研究员。拉斯克奖享有崇高声誉,常常被人称为“诺贝尔奖金的敲门砖”。托马斯·切赫是科罗拉多布尔德大学化学、生物化学和分子与细胞生物学教授,以对核糖核酸的研究闻名。 Two molecular biologists and a medical professor specializing in drug addiction were the three American researchers who received the LKS Medical Fund Award 1988. Lasker Award enjoys a high reputation, often referred to as “the stepping stone to Nobel Prize.” Thomas Cech is a professor of chemistry, biochemistry and molecular and cell biology at the University of Boulder, Colorado, renowned for his research on RNA.