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The Leaking Pipeline
MAY 15, 2019
We talked with scientists Carol Greider, Nancy Hopkins, Joan Steitz, and Elizabeth McCullagh about the past and ongoing challenges for women forging a career in academic research.
April 2019 Newsletter
APRIL 8, 2019
Career advice and other wisdoms
Follow Your Gut, and Other Career Advice
APRIL 8, 2019
As the Lasker Lessons in Leadership series hosts its tenth speaker, the NIH Oxford-Cambridge students reflect on how hearing from top scientists has shaped their careers.
March 2019 Newsletter
MARCH 12, 2019
Read about the Lasker Clinical Research Scholars program.
Supporting Clinician-Scientists
MARCH 12, 2019
Now in its eighth year, a program created by the NIH and Lasker Foundation allows early-career clinician-scientists to live the dream of being able to focus on research.
February 2019 Newsletter
FEB. 12, 2019
Learn more about the Lasker Essay Contest!
Showing Science Love on Social Media
FEB. 12, 2019
The 2018 Lasker Essay Contest winner envisions a movement in which cancer patients share their stories to improve the public’s trust in science.
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.
December 2018 Newsletter
DEC. 13, 2018
Find out what happens when a scientist presents her work in a bar.
Scientists Who Transform Human Health
DEC. 13, 2018
Twenty-one Lasker Laureates gathered for a photo at the 2018 awards luncheon.
2018 November Newsletter
NOV. 9, 2018
Learn about the external forces that shape our current knowledge and pursuit of science.
An Interrupted Discovery
NOV. 9, 2018
One researcher knew that insulin could treat diabetes in animals, but his research stopped abruptly before he could develop the treatment for humans. What happened?
