An innovative drug for the treatment of cystic fibrosis that extends life by decades has earned its developers an “American Nobel Prize” of $250,000.

This year's Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award recipients are (from left) Jesus (Tito) Gonzalez, Dr. Michael Welsh, and Paul Negulesco. (Photo courtesy of Jesus Tito Gonzalez; Michael Welsh; Dina Rudick, Anthem Multimedia) Three scientists have received a $250,000 prize for…





