SEPT. 9, 2012
Explosive revelations or slowly forming ideas — how do paradigm shifts in science happen? Jury Chair Joseph Goldstein discusses these questions by looking at art pieces that explore the birth of great ideas.
SEPT. 12, 2012
iBiology. Lasker Award winner Ron Vale visits a high school class and explains how he became fascinated with molecular motors and how they work. He also describes the experiments that led to his discovery of the motor protein kinesin.
MARCH 24, 2012
The Lasker/IRRF Initiative's second report, released in 2012, addresses diabetic retinopathy, the most common and most serious of the ocular complications of diabetes mellitus.
OCT. 24, 2011
University Lecture. Shinya Yamanaka delivers a lecture to a packed auditorium at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine on October 24, 2011.
AUG. 10, 2011
Scientists who receive Lasker Awards and Nobel Prizes share many things in common with poker superstars, both of whom take risks and gamble for high stakes.
JULY 1, 2011
Jack Szostak discusses research into the origin on cellular life on earth.
JUNE 1, 2011
Michael Bishop discusses the genetic basis of cancer and its implications for therapeutic pursuits.
OCT. 14, 2010
The first program of the Lasker/International Retinal Research Foundation's Initiative for Innovation in Vision Science, launched in 2009, explored the dual role of astrocytes in glaucoma.
SEPT. 8, 2010
An excellent way to learn how to become a great scientist is to study how exceptional artists like Matisse and Picasso create their magic.
MARCH 16, 2010
University Lecture. The 2010 Lasker Lecture, "The Origin of Cellular Life and the Emergence of Darwinian Evolution," was delivered by Jack Szostak, on March 16, 2010, at the Scripps Research Institute's Florida campus.
