JULY 17, 2023
This year's Essay Contest winners wrote about an unanticipated ethical question they were confronted with during their training and the strategies used to address it. Read the essays of the 5 winners!
JULY 13, 2022
This year's Essay Contest winners talk about interdisciplinary approaches to answer complex biomedical questions.
JULY 13, 2022
2022 Essay Contest: the Foundation received record number of thoughtful entries. Read the winning essays.
JULY 13, 2021
This year's Essay Contest winners talk about their favorite model organisms, share the most exciting research paper they've read recently, and discuss their inspirations in science.
JULY 13, 2021
We asked early-career medical professionals and research scientists about lessons learned from the pandemic. The Foundation received hundreds of thoughtful entries. Read the winning essays.
JULY 9, 2020
This year's essay contestants wrote about scientists who inspired them. The Foundation received hundreds of thoughtful entries. Meet the winners.
JULY 9, 2019
Meet Grace Beggs, Peter John, and Dereck Paul – the three co-winners of the 2019 Lasker Essay Contest!
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 28, 2017
The Lasker Foundation is proud to announce the winners of the 2017 Essay Contest!
JUNE 6, 2016
The Lasker Foundation is proud to announce the winners of the 2016 Lasker Essay Contest! Participants in this year's contest were asked to consider which fundamental discoveries in basic medical research have not been clinically explored and translated into better human health.
