Scientist who discovered body's 'fire alarm' against invading bacteria wins $250,000 Lasker prize
One of this year's coveted Lasker Awards has gone to Zhijian "James" Chen, a scientist behind a key immune-system discovery.
The Six Winners Of The 2024 Lasker Awards Are Announced
Six individuals have received this year's Lasker Awards in the areas of basic research, clinical research, and public service. Each award carries a stipend of $250,000.
Scientists who laid groundwork for weight-loss drugs win Lasker medical award
One of the researchers described the circumstances that led to the discovery as “serendipity.” This year’s prestigious Lasker medical awards recognize a trio of scientists without whom Ozempic and other blockbuster weight-loss drugs might not exist.
Long-overlooked scientist shares Lasker Award with other GLP-1 researchers
GLP-1 based drugs are transforming the treatment of obesity and opening up new avenues for addressing heart disease, addiction, and even Alzheimer’s. Now, three scientists who played key roles in their invention have won a prestigious Lasker Award for biomedical research.
DNA-Sensing Enzyme Wins the 2024 Lasker Award
Zhijian “James” Chen received this year’s Albert Lasker Award for discovering cGAS, an enzyme which scopes out DNA-based threats and alerts the immune system.
Mailman Researchers Win Lasker Award
The Lasker Foundation today announced the winners of its 2024 Lasker Awards. Quarraisha Abdool Karim and Salim S. Abdool Karim of Columbia University
Dallas scientist wins prestigious Lasker Award for immune research
The immune system has a remarkable way of fighting foreign invaders. Antibodies circulating in the blood can latch on to bits of virus, and certain cells can gobble up bacteria. But when wayward DNA gets inside our cells,
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Mansion built by the father of modern advertising on market for 1st time since early 1990s
Albert Lasker, who built brands like SunKist and Lucky Strike and gave Wrigley Field its name, built this 50-room mansion and ...
Research That Led to Obesity Drugs Wins Major Medical Prize
Three scientists were recognized by the Lasker Awards for their work on the GLP-1 hormone. Others were honored for work to ...
The Abdool Karims awarded 2024 Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award
We are deeply honoured and humbled to be recipients of this prestigious award that recognises our and the CAPRISA team, ...
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Peter Doherty: Public Science Communicator
A lecture series can promise much.  But one run out of a corporatised university comes with its own burdens and ...
John A. Clements Dies at 101; His Research Saved Thousands of Babies
He identified the cause of a respiratory condition that once killed 10,000 infants annually in the United States and helped ...