Ron Daniels: Opportunities for Young Investigators
MAY 11, 2016
Ron Daniels discusses the challenges facing young people in pursuing a career in biomedical research.
Lasker Archives: When Cancer Drugs Were Still a Distant Dream
APRIL 28, 2016
Newsletter Spring 2016. In 1982, five scientists received the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award for work that revolutionized our understanding of cancer. Read an excerpt from J. Michael Bishop's inspirational — and revealing — acceptance speech.
Q&A with David Hill, Winner of 2015 Essay Contest
APRIL 28, 2016
Newsletter Spring 2016. David Hill shares with Lasker what inspired him to pursue a career in the field of human microbiome, how he prepared for the essay contest, and how he envisions his future as a young scientist.
The Country Needs More PhDs – a Conversation with HHMI’s President Robert Tjian
APRIL 28, 2016
Newsletter Spring 2016. The president of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute — the largest private funder of academic biomedical research in the United States — reflects on what needs to change to better support young scientists and on why, despite tight funding, we need more PhDs.
The Promise of the Cancer Moonshot
APRIL 28, 2016
Newsletter Spring 2016. One of the monumental achievements of Mary Lasker’s advocacy in support of biomedical research was the signing of the National Cancer Act in 1971. What has been accomplished in cancer research since then, and how will the National Cancer Moonshot build on its legacy?
David Allis: Why your DNA isn’t Enough
APRIL 26, 2016
David Allis discusses the ways in which chromatin structures are modified, and the role of epigenetics in disease and in development.
Michael Brown: Why Science Prizes?
APRIL 18, 2016
APSA Lecture. Lasker Lecture at the American Physician Scientists Association (APSA).
Here’s How we Prevent the Next Killer Virus
APRIL 4, 2016
Lasker President Claire Pomeroy writes for CNBC urging sustained, proactive investment in vaccine research to prepare us for future outbreaks.
Craig Thompson: The Difference Between Leadership and Management
MARCH 30, 2016
Lessons in Leadership. Craig Thompson, President and CEO of Memorial Sloan Kettering Center will discuss strategies for successful leadership, and the difference between leadership and management. March 31, 9am ET.
Spring 2016 Newsletter
2016 Spring
Read about the evolution of cancer research, why we need more PhDs, and check-in with our 2015 Lasker Essay Contest winner.
