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LURIE PRIZE IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES DINNER National Academy of Sciences Building | PHOTOS BY TONY POWELL BIOMEDICAL PIONEERS: Prominent guests from the worlds of medicine and philanthropy gathered to honor noted biochemist and biologist Jennifer A. Doudna with the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health’s Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences, a $100,000 award recognizing her work to discover a technique called CRISPR which enables researchers to disable, activate or change genes. The steadfast support of co-chairmen Deeda Blair and Buffy Cafritz and benefactors Ann Lurie and Dame Jillian Sackler ensured that the evening was a spectacular success. VIEW ALL THE PHOTOS AT WWW WASHINGTONLIFE COM
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