Narry Kim: microRNA Biogenesis and Regulation
MARCH 21, 2017
Narry Kim delivers talks in English and in Korean on the microRNA biogenesis pathway and points where the pathway can be regulated.
We Must Fight the Superbug Threat with Every Tool We’ve Got
MARCH 17, 2017
Lasker President Claire Pomeroy argues that the threat posed from strains of bacteria that have developed resistance to the most powerful antibiotics must be taken seriously.
Torsten Wiesel: Exploring the Visual Brain
MARCH 16, 2017
Torsten Wiesel tells the story of the Nobel Prize winning discovery of how the brain processes information through the visual cortex.
Spring 2017 Newsletter
2017 Spring
Learn about 21st-century healthcare—precision medicine and systems medicine—and how the Lasker Laureates who discovered the genetic basis of antibody diversity are leading the way. Read exclusive interviews with Leroy Hood, Susumu Tonegawa, and Philip Leder
Evelyn Witkin: The SOS Response in Bacteria
MARCH 6, 2017
Evelyn Witkin provides a historical perspective on the discovery that cells have a mechanism to repair DNA damage, the SOS response.
Thomas Starzl Passes Away at 90
MARCH 5, 2017
Thomas Starzl, an innovative and determined surgeon who performed the first successful human liver transplant, has died at age 90.
Regis Kelly: Leadership and Entrepreneurship in Science
FEB. 17, 2017
The March 8, 2017 Lasker Lessons in Leadership lecture will be given by Regis Kelly, the director of QB3, one of the four California Institutes for Science and Innovation.
More Research is Needed to Address the Social Determinants of Health
FEB. 2, 2017
Lasker President Claire Pomeroy argues that prioritizing research on the social determinants of health will be critical for a healthier nation.
Titia de Lange: Telomeres and Human Disease
JAN. 20, 2017
Titia de Lange gives an overview of telomeres, the protective repeats at the ends of chromosomes, and the role they play in human disease.
In Memoriam: Oliver Smithies
JAN. 12, 2017
Oliver Smithies, whose research into gene targeting paved the way for the development of a powerful technology to create animal models of human diseases, has died at 91.
