Videos - Lasker Foundation

Conversations with Lasker Giants

SEPT. 2, 2014
For the last five years, the Lasker Foundation has had the privilege to partner with the Journal of Clinical Investigation. During this time, JCI has produced profiles of Lasker award winners, and several Lasker Laureates have been featured in their video series, Giants of Medicine.

Charles Sawyers: From Cancer Genomics to Cancer Drugs

AUG. 22, 2014
Public Lecture. Charles Sawyers discussed new approaches to cancer research and treatment at the Secret Science Club in June.

Michael Brown and Joseph Goldstein: Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis

AUG. 1, 2014
Michael Brown and Joseph Goldstein discuss the molecular basis of familial hypercholesterolemia, the discovery of LDL receptors, and receptor-mediated endocytosis.

Jeffrey Friedman: Leptin and Obesity

JULY 1, 2014
Jeffrey Friedman discusses the causes of obesity and the discovery of leptin.

Phillip Sharp: RNA Splicing

JULY 1, 2014
Phillip Sharp discusses RNA splicing and asks the question, "What defines a gene?"

The Physician’s Call to Justice

JUNE 10, 2014
Commencement address to the 2014 graduating class of the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences: "The Physician's Call to Justice: Healing Patients, Healing the World."

Napoleone Ferrara: Therapeutic Applications of VEGF Inhibitors

JUNE 9, 2014
APSA Lecture. Napoleone Ferrara delivered the 2014 APSA/Lasker Award Lecture, "Therapeutic Applications of VEGF Inhibitors: Progress and Challenges."

Panel Discussion: Public Outreach of the Physician-Scientist

JUNE 9, 2014
Panelists Bechara Choucair, Niranjan Karnik, and Claire Pomeroy joined moderator and APSA Board of Directors member Shwayta Kukreti for a panel discussion of Public Outreach of the Physician-Scientist at the 10th APSA Annual Meeting/2014 Joint Meeting of the ASCI and AAP.

Blake Wilson: The Modern Cochlear Implant — from Research and Invention to Global Use

JUNE 5, 2014
University Lecture. Blake Wilson discusses the modern cochlear implant and the journey from research and invention to global use and current challenges.

Joseph Gall: In Situ Hybridization

MARCH 3, 2014
Joseph Gall discusses in situ hybridization.

James Rothman and Randy Schekman: The Secretory Pathway

DEC. 2, 2013
James Rothman and Randy Schekman discuss their research to elucidate the components and mechanisms of the secretory pathway.

Jeffrey Friedman: Leptin and the Biological Basis of Obesity

NOV. 8, 2013
Public Lecture. Jeffrey Friedman from Rockefeller University explored leptin and the biological basis of obesity.

Arthur Horwich: Chaperone-Assisted Protein Folding

JULY 1, 2013
Arthur Horwich discusses chaperone-assisted protein folding.

Ron Vale: Molecular Motors and Movement in Biology

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.