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November 2023 Newsletter
NOV. 14, 2023
Explore the science of cell signaling, meet the 2023 Clinical Research Scholars, and view the Lasker Lessons in Leadership interview of Michelle Monje-Deisseroth and Karl Deisseroth.
The Language of Cells, Part 2
NOV. 14, 2023
Learn about the work of Lasker Awards winners who deciphered cell signaling mechanisms, part 2.
October 2023 Newsletter
OCT. 18, 2023
Delve into the science of cell signaling and listen to Lasker Laureate Evelyn Witkin discuss her two passions: bacterial genetics and Victorian poetry.
The Language of Cells, Part 1
OCT. 18, 2023
Learn about the work of Lasker Awards winners who deciphered cell signaling mechanisms.
Classic Lasker: Evelyn Witkin
OCT. 18, 2023
Evelyn Witkin discovered the DNA-damage response, a fundamental mechanism that protects the genomes of all living organisms. Listen as she talks about her Award-winning work and what it was like to be at Cold Spring Harbor in the 1950s.
September 2023 Newsletter
SEPT. 21, 2023
Announcing the 2023 Lasker Awards in Basic Research, Clinical Research, and Special Achievement. Meet the winners and read about their accomplishments.
July 2023 Newsletter
July 17, 2023
Congratulations to the five winners of the 2023 Essay Contest, read their essays and watch short interviews!
Meet the Winners of the 2023 Essay Contest and Read the Essays
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!
June 2023 Newsletter
JUN. 12, 2023
Meet Roy Calne, who made organ transplantation a reality when others deemed it an impossible dream. And watch a new series of whiteboard animation videos celebrating cancer breakthroughs.
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.
Lauren Gardner: Tracking Covid-19 in Real Time
JUN. 9, 2023
In the 2023 Lasker-APSA Lecture, Lauren Gardner discussed the development the Covid-19 Dashboard, a new tool for disseminating authoritative public health data in real time.
May 2023 Newsletter
MAY 17, 2023
Meet fearless biochemist James Rothman and listen to a new episode of our podcast Classic Lasker featuring David Cushman, designer of the ACE inhibitors.