The Protein Trafficking Engineer
MAY 17, 2023
Meet 2002 Lasker Laureate James Rothman, whose discoveries helped elucidate the universal molecular machinery that orchestrates the budding and fusion of membrane vesicles.
I Dreamt of Fruit Flies
APR. 18, 2023
Meet Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, the 1991 Lasker Laureate who charted new paths in developmental biology.
A “Woman of Firsts” Who Transformed Medical Testing
MAR. 14, 2023
Meet Rosalyn Yalow, the first woman and the first nuclear physicist to win a Lasker Basic Medical Research Award. She developed the technique of radioimmunoassay, one of the most important clinically applied basic research advances of the past 50 years.
Brown & Goldstein: The Partnership That Sparked a Cholesterol Revolution
Feb. 8, 2023
The power of human fusion: read about the scientific duo, Michael Brown and Joseph Goldstein, who lead the discovery of the basic mechanisms controlling cholesterol metabolism.
Celebrating our 75th Anniversary
JANUARY 3, 2023
Making Mothers and Children Healthier
NOV. 15, 2022
Read about Lasker Laureates whose research improved the health of mothers and their children.
Shots Heard Around the World
OCT. 26, 2022
Learn about the Lasker Laureates who developed vaccines that benefit billions of people, sparing much of the world's population from a rogue's gallery of illnesses.
Bringing Research Benefits to the World
June 14, 2022
Read about the people and organizations honored with the Lasker Public Service Award for bringing the fruits of medical research to the public.
Marc Feldmann: Teaming Up to Take on Rheumatoid Arthritis
May, 10 2022
Meet Marc Feldmann who established the brilliant use of the immune system’s own defenses to treat an autoimmune disease.
Matthew Meselson: A Double Life
APR. 6, 2022
Read about Matthew Meselson, who was recognized with a Lasker Award for his extraordinary contributions to two different areas of the scientific enterprise: molecular biology and public policy.
