Evelyn Witkin: The SOS Response in Bacteria
MARCH 6, 2017
Evelyn Witkin provides a historical perspective on the discovery that cells have a mechanism to repair DNA damage, the SOS response.
Thomas Starzl Passes Away at 90
MARCH 5, 2017
Thomas Starzl, an innovative and determined surgeon who performed the first successful human liver transplant, has died at age 90.
Regis Kelly: Leadership and Entrepreneurship in Science
FEB. 17, 2017
The March 8, 2017 Lasker Lessons in Leadership lecture will be given by Regis Kelly, the director of QB3, one of the four California Institutes for Science and Innovation.
More Research is Needed to Address the Social Determinants of Health
FEB. 2, 2017
Lasker President Claire Pomeroy argues that prioritizing research on the social determinants of health will be critical for a healthier nation.
Titia de Lange: Telomeres and Human Disease
JAN. 20, 2017
Titia de Lange gives an overview of telomeres, the protective repeats at the ends of chromosomes, and the role they play in human disease.
In Memoriam: Oliver Smithies
JAN. 12, 2017
Oliver Smithies, whose research into gene targeting paved the way for the development of a powerful technology to create animal models of human diseases, has died at 91.
Peter Nowell Remembered
JAN. 11, 2017
Peter Nowell, whose investigations of a chromosomal abnormality changed the course of cancer research, has died at age 88.
