President's Message
The President of the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation, Claire Pomeroy, writes about the returns on investment in medical research, ways that the benefits of research transcend national borders, and why good science needs public support to thrive. (More>)

Pioneering biochemist Frederick Sanger dies at 95
Frederick Sanger, who was recognized with a 1979 Lasker Basic Medical Research Award for developing an early method of reading genes, and whose work helped spark a revolution in sequencing technology that led to the Human Genome Project, has passed away. (More>)

Diabetic Retinopathy:
A Path to Progress
A report from the Initiative for Innovative Vision Science, a partnership between the Lasker Foundation and the International Retinal Research Foundation, addresses diabetic retinopathy, the most common and most serious of the ocular complications of diabetes mellitus. (More>)

What Constitutes Great Science?
A series of essays that examines the links between art and science by Joseph L. Goldstein, Chair of the Lasker Jury, is available for download. The essays originally appeared in Nature Medicine. (More>)

Your Candidates—Your Health
Compare candidates' views on health and research at a website developed with initial support from the Lasker Foundation. (More>)

Research!America: Funding by State
See how states rank in federal funding for research. (More>)