In this letter, Avery is informed that he has been chosen to receive the Passano Foundation Award for 1949. Avery was the fifth recipient of the award, which is given each year to the "person or persons who have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of medical science" in the United States. Since 1945, over 20 Passano Laureates have gone on to win the Nobel Prize.
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