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March 2021 Newsletter
MARCH 9, 2021
Learn about the path scientists took to understanding DNA. Also, follow Paul Nurse’s quest to decipher the molecular changes during the cell cycle.
Paul Nurse: Studying Yeast to Crack the Code of the Cell Cycle
MARCH 9, 2021
Fascinated by nature, Nurse, a self-described 'experimentalist', pursued a career path dedicated to understanding the control of cell division despite "long periods of drudgery."
February 2021 Newsletter
FEB. 18, 2021
The 2021 Essay Contest is open for submissions. And the Lasker Foundation launches a new podcast, Dial an Idol.
November 2020 Newsletter
NOV. 12, 2020
Meet the newest Lasker Clinical Research Scholars, explore the interactions between macrophages and T Cells with Emil Unanue, and learn how to submit a nomination for the 2021 Lasker Awards.
The Spanish 1918 Flu and the Covid-19 Disease: The Art of Remembering and Foreshadowing Pandemics
OCT. 15, 2020
An essay by Lasker Medical Research Award Jury Chair Joseph L. Goldstein on the art of remembering and foreshadowing pandemics.
Before Virus, After Virus: A Reckoning
OCT. 14, 2020
Siddhartha Mukherjee reflects on the historic contributions that have been made to our understanding of immunology and virology, and considers future directions in medical and basic research brought to the forefront by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Infectious Disease: The Past and the Future
OCT. 9, 2020
A special supplement in collaboration with the journal Cell: essays, articles, and timelines on past and future research against infectious disease.
October 2020 Newsletter
OCT. 7, 2020
In this issue, we explore different perspectives on the global pandemic.
75 Years of Lasker Awards that Recognize Advances in Infectious Disease
SEPT. 25, 2020
Celebrating advances in infectious disease research that have been honored with Laskers over the last 75 years.
September 2020 Newsletter
SEPT. 25, 2020
In this issue we celebrate 75 years of Lasker Awards recognizing advances against infectious disease. And we profile a geneticist extraordinaire who challenged dogma and changed the way we think about genes.
July 2020 Newsletter
JULY 10, 2020
We highlight past "The Art of Science" essays by Chair of the Lasker Medical Research Jury, Joseph Goldstein. And we invite you to read the winning entries in the 2020 Lasker Essay Contest.
Winners of the 2020 Lasker Essay Contest
JULY 9, 2020
This year's essay contestants wrote about scientists who inspired them. The Foundation received hundreds of thoughtful entries. Meet the winners.
June 2020 Newsletter
JUNE 30, 2020
In this issue, we speak with Leroy Hood and Solomon Snyder. We also feature the final three chapters of our video interview with Nancy Wexler.
Leroy Hood: Leading the Systems Biology Revolution
JUNE 8, 2020
A pioneer of systems biology, Hood is dedicated to developing new technologies and approaches to tackle complex biological questions.
Solomon Snyder: Defining How the Brain Responds to Opioids
JUNE 8, 2020
Snyder’s discovery of opiate receptors opened the field of neurotransmitter-synaptic interactions.
An Interview with Nancy Wexler
JUNE 7, 2020
In these three final chapters, Wexler discusses the ethical implications of genetic research, her experience winning the 1993 Lasker Award, and the future of Huntington’s disease research.
James P. Allison: Crusading for Cancer Immunotherapy
MAY 6, 2020
Allison shares how his early-career fascination with T-cell behavior eventually led to monoclonal antibody therapy for melanoma, a fundamentally new strategy for treating cancer.
Stanley N. Cohen: Transforming Molecular Biology
MAY 6, 2020
Cohen’s quest to understand how bacteria share genes laid a foundation for recombinant DNA technology and helped expand the biological promise of genetic engineering.
May 2020 Newsletter
MAY 5, 2020
In this issue, we speak with James P. Allison and Stanley N. Cohen. We also feature the third and forth chapters of our video interview with Nancy Wexler.
April 2020 Newsletter
APRIL 7, 2020
In this issue, we speak with Phillip Sharp, Alfred Sommer, and Evelyn Witkin. We also feature the second chapter of our video interview with Nancy Wexler.
