2018 Lasker Awards: Information for the Press
SEPT. 9, 2018
Press releases, quotes, and downloadable photos
What Makes a Piece of Art or Science a Masterpiece?
SEPT 08, 2018
Critics of art and philosophers of science and have long wrestled with the question of what elevates a piece of art or a set of experiments to masterpiece status. Masterpieces of art and science are like hooks that capture our imagination.
Conversations in Science with the Dalai Lama and Dan Rather
SEPT. 6, 2018
The Dalai Lama speaks with Dan Rather about science and what we can learn from the practice of meditation.
Conversations in Science with Eric Kandel and Dan Rather
SEPT. 5, 2018
Neuroscientist Eric Kandel, a Lasker Laureate and Nobel Prize winner, speaks with Dan Rather about the mind, the brain, and his life in science.
Dan Littman: T Helper Cells in Barrier Defense and Inflammatory Disease
AUG. 1, 2018
Dan Littman discusses the opposing roles that Th17 cells play in promoting health and in the pathology of autoimmune disease, and talks about different T cell responses to commensal microbes.
Megan Sykes: Immunological Responses to Organ Transplantation
AUG. 1, 2018
Megan Sykes provides an in-depth look to the immunological responses associated with organ transplantation.
Elaine Fuchs: Stem Cell Biology
JULY 6, 2018
In a three-part talk, Elaine Fuchs offers an overview of stem cell biology and its implications for research, disease, and therapeutic approaches to patient care.
John Schiller: Human Papillomavirus Vaccines against Cancer
JUNE 28, 2018
Lasker laureate John Schiller discusses the development of HPV vaccines that prevent cancers of cervix, anus, genitals and throat.
Winners of the 2018 Essay Contest
JUNE 27, 2018
Join us in congratulating the 2018 first, second, and third place Lasker Essay Contest winners, and learn more about their essays, their experiences with the contest, and their thoughts about building public trust in science.
Abigail Cline: Ready for a Challenge
JUNE 26, 2018
The 2017 essay contest asked how to make biomedical research part of the daily global dialogue. Learn how the first place winner has been implementing her ideas.
