Videos - Lasker Foundation

2017 Young Scientist Seminars: Meet the Winners

OCT. 6, 2017
The Young Scientist Seminars (YSS) nurture science communication skills of talented PhD students and postdocs. The Lasker Foundation is proud to sponsor the annual YSS competition with iBiology and the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science.

The 2017 Lasker Award Videos

SEPT. 5, 2017
Learn about the 2017 Lasker Award winners and their work.

Michael Hall: The Story of TOR

SEPT. 4, 2017
Michael Hall discusses research into nutrient-activated proteins that regulate cell growth, for which he was recognized with a 2017 Lasker Award.

Paul Turner: Virus Ecology and Evolution

AUG. 23, 2017
Paul Turner describes the fundamental biology of viruses, how they interact with their host organisms, how they might have originally evolved long ago, and discusses using phage therapy to treat bacterial infections.

Keeping Science and Society Healthy: Challenges for Scientists

JUNE 6, 2017
University Lecture. 2016 Lasker laureate Bruce Alberts gave a talk on April 18 at Virginia Commonwealth University tackling some of the most vexing questions of our times: science communication and science literacy.

Claire Pomeroy on the State of Biomedical Research

MAY 1, 2017
Lasker President Claire Pomeroy on the role of science and biomedical research as the solution to many of our social vulnerabilities. An interview with The Atlantic's Steve Clemons.

Jennifer Zallen: Building Multicellular Structures During Development

APRIL 21, 2017
Jennifer Zallen describes the discovery of a system of spatial information that organizes cell movements in the developing fruit fly embryo to elongate the body axis from head to tail.

Torsten Wiesel: Exploring the Visual Brain

MARCH 16, 2017
Torsten Wiesel tells the story of the Nobel Prize winning discovery of how the brain processes information through the visual cortex.

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.

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.

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.

Jeremy Nathans: Advice for Young Scientists

NOV. 9, 2016
The November 9, 2016 Lasker Lessons in Leadership keynote lecture was given by Jeremy Nathans at NIH.

2016 Young Scientist Seminars: Watch the Videos

OCT. 12, 2016
The Young Scientist Seminars is a new video series from iBiology featuring talented PhD students and postdocs giving talks about their research and discoveries. The Lasker Foundation is pleased to partner with iBiology on this initiative.