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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.
Classic Lasker: Daniel Koshland
May 15, 2024
Join us for an interview with Daniel Koshland, a visionary biochemist and tireless institution builder.
David Huang: Seeing Small & Aiming Big
MAY 10, 2024
In the 2024 Lasker-APSA Lecture, David Huang discussed the development and clinical impact of optical coherence tomography, a technology that revolutionized ophthalmology.
April 2024 Newsletter
ARIL 17, 2024
Read about John Gurdon, the Lasker Laureate who discovered nuclear reprogramming. And listen to the latest two podcasts, featuring the stories of Alec Jeffreys and Christopher Reeve.
Classic Lasker: Alec Jeffreys
APRIL 17, 2024
Find out how DNA fingerprinting was developed and hear how a phone call from a lawyer helped speed its adoption by the legal system.
The “Failure” Who Revolutionized Developmental Biology
APRIL 17, 2024
Read about Lasker Laureate John Gurdon who discovered nuclear reprogramming, the process that instructs specialized adult cells to form early stem cells.
Classic Lasker: Christopher Reeve
APRIL 17, 2024
2003 Lasker Laureate Christopher Reeve talks about the power of political activism and patient advocacy: “I truly believe that nothing is impossible.”
March 2024 Newsletter
MARCH. 19, 2024
Meet the Laureates dedicated to fighting eye diseases, listen to our new episode of the Classic Lasker podcast featuring Nancy Brinker, and catch up with the 2023 Lasker Annual Report.
