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We Ask a Scientist: Paul Nurse
AUG, 12 2025
Join us for an interview with Lasker Laureate Paul Nurse, who discusses why he likes to work with “creative individuals who think in unusual ways.”
July 2025 Newsletter
JULY 15, 2025
Announcing the winners of the 2025 Lasker Essay Contest. Read their essays!
Meet the Winners of the 2025 Essay Contest and Read the Essays
JULY 15, 2025
This year's Essay Contest winners wrote about a specific innovation in education or training that would help ensure a sustainable, inclusive, and successful future biomedical research workforce.
June 2025 Newsletter
JUN 17, 2025
Meet Lasker Laureate Albert Coons, who developed the fluorescent labeling technique. And listen to our latest podcast episode featuring Leslie Vosshall.
Albert Coons’s Bright Idea
JUN 17, 2025
Meet Lasker Laureate Albert Coons, who developed a fluorescent method to identify and localize antigens and antibodies in tissues—a major invention in medical science.
We Ask a Scientist: Leslie Vosshall
JUN 17, 2025
Join us for an interview with Leslie Vosshall, who discusses setbacks, collaborations, and why scientists are like “magpies.”
Making Sense of Oxygen Sensing
May 14, 2025
Meet Lasker Laureate Peter Ratcliffe, who investigated how cells sense oxygen levels—a milestone discovery.
We Ask a Scientist: Elias Zerhouni
MAY 14, 2025
Join us for an interview with Elias Zerhouni, who discusses finding his path in biomedical research, the importance of technological advances, and the nature of instinct.
May 2025 Newsletter
MAY 15, 2025
Meet Lasker Laureate Peter Ratcliffe, who discovered how cells sense oxygen. And listen to our latest podcast episode featuring Elias Zerhouni.
Bloody Good Job
APR 15, 2025
From rat poison to the most prescribed anticoagulant of all time, read about the discovery of warfarin and meet the winner of two Lasker Awards, Karl Link.
April 2025 Newsletter
April 15, 2025
Read about the discovery of warfarin, the most prescribed anticoagulant of all time. And check out our new podcast episode featuring Lasker Laureate Michael Hall.
We Ask a Scientist: Michael Hall
APR 15, 2025
Join us for an interview with Lasker Laureate Michael Hall, who discusses how to accept the unknown and how to have the courage to go where the results take you.
