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March 2023 Newsletter
MAR. 14, 2023
Meet pioneer scientist Rosalyn Yalow and check out the new episode of our podcast Classic Lasker, featuring Willem Kolff. And don't forget that the 2023 Lasker Essay Contest closes on March 31 at 2pm Eastern Time.
Classic Lasker: Willem J. Kolff
MAR 14, 2023
Willem Kolff wanted to save as many people as he could from renal failure. Listen as this Lasker Laureate tells the story of how he developed renal hemodialysis, artificial kidneys, and more.
A “Woman of Firsts” Who Transformed Medical Testing
MAR. 14, 2023
Meet Rosalyn Yalow, the first woman and the first nuclear physicist to win a Lasker Basic Medical Research Award. She developed the technique of radioimmunoassay, one of the most important clinically applied basic research advances of the past 50 years.
February 2023 Newsletter
FEB. 8, 2023
Discover how to compete in the 2023 Lasker Essay. And read about Michael Brown and Joseph Goldstein's extraordinary and enduring scientific partnership.
The 2023 Lasker Essay Contest Is Now Open!
FEB. 8, 2023
Read about this year's essay topic, eligibility criteria, prizes, and submission guidelines. Deadline for submission is March 31.
Brown & Goldstein: The Partnership That Sparked a Cholesterol Revolution
Feb. 8, 2023
The power of human fusion: read about the scientific duo, Michael Brown and Joseph Goldstein, who lead the discovery of the basic mechanisms controlling cholesterol metabolism.
November 2022 Newsletter
NOV. 15, 2022
Read about Lasker-winning research that has improved the health of mothers and their children, listen to our podcast Classic Lasker featuring Robert Edwards, and view the 2022 Lasker Public Lecture with Dennis Lo.
Making Mothers and Children Healthier
NOV. 15, 2022
Read about Lasker Laureates whose research improved the health of mothers and their children.
Classic Lasker: Robert G. Edwards
NOV. 15, 2022
Millions of babies have been conceived through IVF, but developing the technology took decades. Robert Edwards guides us through the seminal research.
October 2022 Newsletter
OCT. 26, 2022
Read about Lasker scientists who developed vaccines against infectious diseases, listen to our podcast featuring James Darnell, and view the latest video shorts from our series Ask a Scientist. The Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Lasker Awards.
Shots Heard Around the World
OCT. 26, 2022
Learn about the Lasker Laureates who developed vaccines that benefit billions of people, sparing much of the world's population from a rogue's gallery of illnesses.
Classic Lasker: James Darnell Jr.
OCT. 26, 2022
Lasker Laureate James Darnell details the discovery of RNA processing—just one of the fields that he broke open during his career.
