Raising the Bar
DEC. 14, 2018
Ruth Lehmann from New York University entered a bar, walked to the front of the room, and began to speak about germ cells for this year's Lasker Public Lecture in honor of Al Sommer.
Ruth Lehmann: Germ Cells Are Forever
NOV. 20, 2018
Public Lecture. Ruth Lehmann provided a biologist's view of immortality in a lecture on germ line cells.
Friedman: Lessons from Science History
OCT. 31, 2018
Jeffrey Friedman, Marilyn M. Simpson Professor at The Rockefeller University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, delivered a 2018 Lasker Lecture on October 30 at the University of Chicago. Friedman spoke about his exploration of the history of the discovery of insulin, and how World War I delayed the development of a first treatment for diabetes.
Roderic Pettigrew: Engineering and Medicine
MAY 1, 2018
University Lecture. Roderic Pettigrew at the 2018 Biomedical Imaging Symposium hosted by Texas A&M University and the Houston Methodist Hospital.
Peter Ratcliffe: Oxygen Sensing Pathways – Implications for Medicine
APRIL 23, 2018
APSA Lecture. 2018 Lasker Lecture at the American Physician Scientists Association.
Paul Turner: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Viruses
OCT. 26, 2017
Public Lecture. Are viruses alive? How, when, and why do viruses jump to new species and what are the implications for human health? Can viruses be harnessed as cures for dangerous bacterial infections and other diseases? A talk by Paul Turner, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Yale University.
Keeping Science and Society Healthy: Challenges for Scientists
JUNE 6, 2017
University Lecture. 2016 Lasker laureate Bruce Alberts gave a talk on April 18 at Virginia Commonwealth University tackling some of the most vexing questions of our times: science communication and science literacy.
Sol Snyder: Drugs, Neurotransmitters and the Brain
MAY 12, 2017
APSA Lecture. 2017 Lasker Lecture at the American Physician Scientists Association.
Lasker Lecture at Duke University: William Kaelin, Jr.
APRIL 28, 2017
William Kaelin, Jr. spoke about oxygen sensing to medical school students, researchers, and faculty members at Duke University in the afternoon of April 12. That morning, he talked with high school students about pursuing scientific research.
Harold Varmus: Understanding Cancer
AUG. 12, 2016
Public Lecture. What are the molecular mechanisms by which cancer develops? How can cancer be prevented and treated, and are new approaches being developed to promising new therapies? A talk by Lasker laureate Harold Varmus, a professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College.
