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The Language of Cells, Part 2
NOV. 14, 2023
Learn about the work of Lasker Awards winners who deciphered cell signaling mechanisms, part 2.
The Language of Cells, Part 1
OCT. 18, 2023
Learn about the work of Lasker Awards winners who deciphered cell signaling mechanisms.
An Artist in the Operating Room and Beyond
JUN. 12, 2023
Meet Lasker Laureate Roy Calne, a rebellious surgeon, who made organ transplantation a reality.
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.
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.
Mary-Claire King: Genetics as a Way of Thinking
MAR. 14, 2022
Pioneering scientist, social activist, humanitarian – discover the multifaceted portrait of Lasker Laureate Mary-Claire King.
Toppling Dogma
FEB. 8, 2022
Meet three Lasker Laureates who shattered conventional wisdom.
Exploring the Nervous System
JUNE 15, 2021
Lasker Laureates have helped map the wiring of the brain, decipher the chemical communication between neurons, create innovative therapies for Parkinson's disease, and restore hearing to the deaf.
Getting to the Heart of Cardiovascular Disease
MAY 12, 2021
Read about landmark Lasker-winning advances in the field of cardiovascular disease that have saved and improved lives for millions of people around the world.
Deciphering Cancer
APRIL 14, 2021
Lasker laureates shed light on "The Big C": from developing a theory of cancer to deploying immunotherapy and targeted molecular therapies.
From Messy Glob to Driving Force: How Understanding DNA Revolutionized Biology
MARCH 9, 2021
Read about the scientists who elucidated the secrets of the double helix.
Paul Nurse: Studying Yeast to Crack the Code of the Cell Cycle
MARCH 9, 2021
Fascinated by nature, Nurse, a self-described 'experimentalist', pursued a career path dedicated to understanding the control of cell division despite "long periods of drudgery."
Emil Unanue: Explaining the Key Role of Macrophages in Fighting Pathogens
NOV. 11, 2020
Despite collegial skepticism, Unanue's highly original studies fundamentally advanced the field of molecular immunology and revealed the biochemical basis of T cell recognition.