JUNE 27, 2018
Join us in congratulating the 2018 first, second, and third place Lasker Essay Contest winners, and learn more about their essays, their experiences with the contest, and their thoughts about building public trust in science.
JUNE 26, 2018
The 2017 essay contest asked how to make biomedical research part of the daily global dialogue. Learn how the first place winner has been implementing her ideas.
2018 Summer
Meet the winners of the 2018 Essay Contest and learn how they answered the question, “How can social media help build trust in science and the research enterprise?” We also check in with the 2017 Essay Contest winner, Abigail Cline.
MAY 30, 2018
In an opinion piece for The Hill, Lasker Foundation president Claire Pomeroy expresses gratitude for the bipartisan cooperation that brought about a $3 billion increase in funding for the NIH.
MAY 24, 2018
David Baltimore discusses how microRNAs create regulatory tension in mammalian blood cells.
MAY 21, 2018
2018 marks the end of a 10-year fruitful collaboration between Lasker Foundation and the International Retinal Research Foundation to foster innovation in vision science. Read more about the program highlights.
MAY 11, 2018
David Baltimore outlines the different types of viruses, and discusses the discovery of reverse transcriptase and its implications for modern biology.
MAY 11, 2018
Stanley Falkow, one of the great microbe hunters of all time, has died at age 84.
MAY 1, 2018
University Lecture. Roderic Pettigrew at the 2018 Biomedical Imaging Symposium hosted by Texas A&M University and the Houston Methodist Hospital.
APRIL 25, 2018
Julie Gerberding from Merck & Co., Inc. details the intricacies of partnerships between academia, government, and industry for successfully managing disease in the developing world.
