When America Opens its Door, Science Benefits
SEPT. 25, 2018
In an opinion piece for Fox News, Lasker Foundation president Claire Pomeroy discusses the importance of immigrants in the advancement of science in the United States.
Announcing the 2018 Lasker Award winners
SEPT. 11, 2018
David Allis and Michael Grunstein for discoveries elucidating histone modification and gene expression; John Glen for the discovery and development of propofol; and Joan Argetsinger Steitz for pioneering discoveries in RNA biology and for four decades of leadership in biomedical science
2018 Lasker Awards: Information for the Press
SEPT. 9, 2018
Press releases, quotes, and downloadable photos
What Makes a Piece of Art or Science a Masterpiece?
SEPT 08, 2018
Critics of art and philosophers of science and have long wrestled with the question of what elevates a piece of art or a set of experiments to masterpiece status. Masterpieces of art and science are like hooks that capture our imagination.
Conversations in Science with the Dalai Lama and Dan Rather
SEPT. 6, 2018
The Dalai Lama speaks with Dan Rather about science and what we can learn from the practice of meditation.
Conversations in Science with Eric Kandel and Dan Rather
SEPT. 5, 2018
Neuroscientist Eric Kandel, a Lasker Laureate and Nobel Prize winner, speaks with Dan Rather about the mind, the brain, and his life in science.
Dan Littman: T Helper Cells in Barrier Defense and Inflammatory Disease
AUG. 1, 2018
Dan Littman discusses the opposing roles that Th17 cells play in promoting health and in the pathology of autoimmune disease, and talks about different T cell responses to commensal microbes.
Megan Sykes: Immunological Responses to Organ Transplantation
AUG. 1, 2018
Megan Sykes provides an in-depth look to the immunological responses associated with organ transplantation.
Elaine Fuchs: Stem Cell Biology
JULY 6, 2018
In a three-part talk, Elaine Fuchs offers an overview of stem cell biology and its implications for research, disease, and therapeutic approaches to patient care.
John Schiller: Human Papillomavirus Vaccines against Cancer
JUNE 28, 2018
Lasker laureate John Schiller discusses the development of HPV vaccines that prevent cancers of cervix, anus, genitals and throat.
