2018 Spring
Get a global view on global health—Learn about Lasker Laureate William Foege’s “surveillance and containment” strategy to eradicate smallpox, hear from Lasker Laureate Alfred Sommer about recent “near-miss” epidemics, and read about how government, non-profit, and industry sectors all play a role in global health.
DEC. 5, 2017
Image-based rapid detection systems, non-invasive real-time technologies, wearable devices – read about new and exciting advances in diagnostics research.
DEC. 5, 2017
Lasker Laureate Joseph Gall, the founder of modern cell biology, reveals some of the secrets behind his success.
DEC. 5, 2017
Newsletter Fall 2017. We look at some of the milestones in diagnostics innovation and we speak with leading scientists to learn more about progress and challenges in the field
DEC. 4, 2017
Lasker Laureate Yuet Wai Kan discusses major challenges in the development of novel therapies employing stem cells for the treatment of sickle cell disease and thalassemia.
DEC. 4, 2017
Follow Lasker Laureate George Papanicolaou's path from studying music and humanities to developing a diagnostic method for detecting cervical cancer.
2017 Fall
From the development of the Pap smear in the 1940s to new non-invasive prenatal testing techniques, Lasker Laureates have played an important role in improving diagnostic technology, sometimes unexpectedly. Read an interview with leading scientists from academia, industry, and government on new developments, and learn about historic milestones that have changed the way diseases are diagnosed and treated.
JULY 13, 2017
Shirley Tilghman shares with the Lasker Foundation what contributed to her early success as a scientist, how she became president of Princeton University, and strategies to help women attain leadership positions. (Podcast available)
JULY 13, 2017
Young scientists face many career challenges today. We explore these issues in our summer newsletter through interviews with early-career scholars and with established leaders in the biomedical field.
JULY 12, 2017
Beth Kozel, a Lasker/NIH Clinical Research Scholar, talks about the challenges and rewards of being a physician-scientist.
