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March 2025 Newsletter
MAR 18, 2025
Read about the Lasker Laureates who contributed to the field of immunology, listen to Lauren Gardner in the first episode of our new podcast We Ask a Scientist, and download our Annual Report.
We Ask a Scientist: Lauren Gardner
MAR, 18 2025
Join us for an interview with Lasker Laureate Lauren Gardner who discusses how to deal with uncertainty and setbacks in research.
Getting Defensive
MAR 18, 2025
Meet the Lasker Laureates who made fundamental discoveries in the field of immunology.
February 2025 Newsletter
FEB. 4, 2025
Discover the 2025 Lasker Essay topic, learn about Lasker Laureate Barry Marshall and hear scientists of all ages and career paths answer questions in our Ask a Scientist video series.
The 2025 Lasker Essay Contest Is Now Open!
FEB. 4, 2025
Read about this year's essay topic, eligibility criteria, prizes, and submission guidelines. Deadline for submission is March 31.
Gut Feeling
FEB 4, 2025
Meet Lasker Laureate Barry Marshall, whose investigations into the causes and treatment of peptic ulcers dispelled the darkness surrounding a painful chronic disease.
November 2024 Newsletter
NOV. 13, 2024
Explore the multifaceted functions of RNA, listen to our latest Classic Lasker podcast featuring Alain Carpentier and Albert Starr, and meet the 2024 Clinical Research Scholars.
RNA’s Extreme Makeover
NOV 13, 2024
Meet the Lasker Awardees whose discoveries propelled RNA to the forefront of biology.
Classic Lasker: Changing the History of Heart Disease
NOV 13, 2024
Join us for an interview with Alain Carpentier and Albert Starr, recipients of a 2007 Lasker Clinical Award for the development of prosthetic aortic and mitral heart valves.
Going Her Own Way
OCT 16, 2024
Meet Lasker Laureate Carol Greider, who helped solve the puzzle of telomerase and its implications for aging and cancer.
Classic Lasker: Enzyme Hunters
OCT 16, 2024
Join us for an interview with the 2006 Lasker winners, Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider, and Jack Szostak, who tell the story of telomerase.
October 2024 Newsletter
OCT 16, 2024
Read about Carol Greider who helped solve the puzzle of telomerase and listen to her interview with her Lasker co-winners Elizabeth Blackburn and Jack Szostak in our latest podcast episode.
September 2024 Newsletter
SEPT. 19, 2024
Announcing the 2024 Lasker Awards in Basic Research, Clinical Research, and Public Service. Meet the winners and read about their accomplishments.
Meet the Winners of the 2024 Essay Contest and Read the Essays
JULY 15, 2024
This year's Essay Contest winners wrote about a scientific question that is insufficiently addressed in biomedical research today. Meet the winners and read their essays.
July 2024 Newsletter
July 15, 2024
Announcing the winners of the 2024 Lasker Essay Contest.
Resistance Fighter
JUN 18, 2024
Meet Lasker Laureate Charles Sawyers, who broke new ground in cancer therapy and radically altered the prognosis of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia.
Classic Lasker: Roderick MacKinnon
JUN 18, 2024
Join us for an interview with Lasker Laureate Roderick MacKinnon, who provided the first molecular description of an ion selective channel.
June 2024 Newsletter
JUN 18, 2024
Read about Charles Sawyers, who helped develop molecularly-targeted treatments for chronic myeloid leukemia; listen to a new episode of our podcast featuring Roderick MacKinnon; and watch the video of the latest Lessons in Leadership with Yuk Ming Dennis Lo.
May 2024 Newsletter
MAY 15, 2024
Read about the Lasker Laureates who focused on genetic diseases, listen to our latest podcast episode, and watch the video of the 2024 Lasker~APSA Lecture.
It’s in the Genes
MAY 15, 2024
Read about the Lasker Laureates whose work helped illuminate, treat, or diagnose genetic diseases.
