Ask a Scientist: Why are clinical trials so complex?
AUG 4, 2022
Scientists explain why clinical trials are run the way they are.
Ask a Scientist: Why is diversity in clinical trials so important for patients?
AUG 3, 2022
Elizabeth Nabel discusses the critical need for diversity and inclusion in clinical trials.
Ask a Scientist: How can we encourage diversity in science?
AUG 2, 2022
Representation matters. Several scientists share ideas on how to encourage diversity in STEM fields.
Ask a Scientist: Why are clinical trials important?
JUNE 30, 2022
Several scientists explain the necessity of clinical trials.
Ask a Scientist: Charles Rice on growing hepatitis C virus
JULY 5, 2022
Lasker Laureate Charles Rice recounts his 25-year journey studying hepatitis C virus to develop a cure for hepatitis C infections.
Ask a Scientist: Barry Marshall on discovering that stomach ulcers are caused by bacteria
JUNE 30, 2022
People thought that stress or alcohol led to ulcers, but Lasker Laureate Marshall collected evidence to show the true cause.
Ask a Scientist: How has the relationship between academia and industry changed over time?
JUNE 29, 2022
Industry used to be considered “the dark side” while academia was characterized as “slow”. Find out how those views have changed and the ways in which industry and academia can come together.
Ask a Scientist: What does failure in science mean?
JUNE 13, 2022
Scientists reflect on the meaning of failure in science.
Ask a Scientist: Ron Vale – What Motivates Me To Do Science
JUNE 13, 2022
There must be more to science than textbooks and memorizing facts. Ron Vale tells us why he loves being a scientist.
Classic Lasker: Paul Zamecnik
MAR. 9, 2021
Listen as 1996 Lasker Award winner Paul Zamecnik tells us how he got into basic research as WWII was imminent, about not winning the Nobel prize, and his chance encounters that would set him on his scientific path.
