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Ask a Scientist: Leroy Hood on shifting paradigms in science
SEPT 6, 2022
When he started doing research in 1970, it became obvious to Lasker Laureate Leroy Hood that humans and their diseases were extremely complex. He set out to make technologies that would facilitate researching human disease.
Ask a Scientist: Tom Maniatis on the surprising impact of his molecular biology manual
SEPT 2, 2022
Why is it so important to share techniques? Lasker Laureate Tom Maniatis reflects.
Ask a Scientist: What role does serendipity play in science?
AUG 24, 2022
How do scientific breakthroughs happen? Sometimes it really is about being in the right place at the right time.
Ask a Scientist: If the hypothesis is wrong, is that a failure?
AUG 19, 2022
Students and Lasker Laureates talk about the importance of failed experiments.
Ask a Scientist: Elizabeth Nabel on seizing opportunities
AUG 12, 2022
Elizabeth Nabel, cardiologist, hospital president, NIH director and entrepreneur, shares her career path and gives advice on how to make the most of yours.
Ask a Scientist: How can scientists communicate with the public better?
AUG 5, 2022
What can scientists do to bring their work to the world?
Ask a Scientist: Why are clinical trials so complex?
AUG 4, 2022
Scientists explain why clinical trials are run the way they are.
Ask a Scientist: Why is diversity in clinical trials so important for patients?
AUG 3, 2022
Elizabeth Nabel discusses the critical need for diversity and inclusion in clinical trials.
Ask a Scientist: How can we encourage diversity in science?
AUG 2, 2022
Representation matters. Several scientists share ideas on how to encourage diversity in STEM fields.
Ask a Scientist: Why are clinical trials important?
JUNE 30, 2022
Several scientists explain the necessity of clinical trials.
Ask a Scientist: Charles Rice on growing hepatitis C virus
JULY 5, 2022
Lasker Laureate Charles Rice recounts his 25-year journey studying hepatitis C virus to develop a cure for hepatitis C infections.
Ask a Scientist: Barry Marshall on discovering that stomach ulcers are caused by bacteria
JUNE 30, 2022
People thought that stress or alcohol led to ulcers, but Lasker Laureate Marshall collected evidence to show the true cause.
Ask a Scientist: How has the relationship between academia and industry changed over time?
JUNE 29, 2022
Industry used to be considered “the dark side” while academia was characterized as “slow”. Find out how those views have changed and the ways in which industry and academia can come together.
Ken Frazier on His Career Path, Social Justice, and Making a Difference
June 21, 2022
Lasker Lessons in Leadership featured an interview with Ken Frazier, Executive Chairman of the Board and Former CEO of Merck & Co.
Ask a Scientist: What does failure in science mean?
JUNE 13, 2022
Scientists reflect on the meaning of failure in science.
Ask a Scientist: Ron Vale – What Motivates Me To Do Science
JUNE 13, 2022
There must be more to science than textbooks and memorizing facts. Ron Vale tells us why he loves being a scientist.
2020 Share Your Research Series: Watch the Videos
NOV. 20, 2021
The Lasker Foundation is proud to sponsor the annual Share Your Research competition with iBiology and the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science. Watch the winners' videos.
Karl Deisseroth: Light-Activated Microbial Molecules
OCT. 22, 2021
Karl Deisseroth gives a guided tour of the development of optogenetics, a technology that uses light-sensitive microbial proteins to explore the workings of the brain.
A Walk in the Woods: After the Flames
OCT. 20, 2021
What does a redwood forest look like, and sound like, in the wake of a devastating fire? See the forest in a new way.
The 2021 Lasker Award Videos
SEPT. 24, 2021
Watch a series of video shorts about the 2021 Lasker Laureates and their work.
