The 2026 #LaskerEssay Contest will be a #LaskerVideo Contest. 🧪
The Contest will open on March 2. https://ow.ly/7v1s50Y0OKe
Open to med students, interns, residents, fellows; doctoral students & postdoctoral fellows; trainees with up to 6 years of post-PhD research experience.
#SciComm
This year, the 2026 #LaskerEssay Contest will be a #LaskerVideo Contest!
Stay tuned for details--Contest opens in March
#SciComm 🧪
https://laskerfoundation.org/education/video-contest/
The 2025 #LaskerEssay Contest winners envisioned how we can build a more inclusive, sustainable, and successful biomedical research workforce. 🧪 Read the essays and meet the winners: laskerfoundation.org/meet-winners... @jclinical-invest.bsky.social @washumedicine.bsky.social
Meet Connie Cai, a winner of the 2025 #LaskerEssay Contest, as she shares her favorite part about doing research. 🧪 @jclinical-invest.bsky.social
Amanda Pinski, a winner of the 2025 #LaskerEssay Contest, shares what she thinks is next for the field of virology. 🧪 @washumedicine.bsky.social @jclinical-invest.bsky.social
“Science flourishes when watered by diverse perspectives.” Anna Bright urges greater investment in science education and mentorship in rural communities. Read the winning #LaskerEssay “Sending Science Down Yonder”: laskerfoundation.org/wp-content/u... 🧪 @jclinical-invest.bsky.social
Meet Shen-Han Lee, a winner of the 2025 #LaskerEssay contest, and learn who inspires him as a scientist. 🧪 @jclinical-invest.bsky.social
Meet Amanda Pinski, a winner of the 2025 #LaskerEssay Contest, and learn her favorite part about doing research. 🧪 @washumedicine.bsky.social @jclinical-invest.bsky.social
Learn more about the winners of the 2025 #LaskerEssay Contest. Check out who inspires them and what’s next in their fields.
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Anna Bright, a winner of the 2025 #LaskerEssay Contest, shares her hopes for the future of neurodegenerative research. 🧪
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In her winning #LaskerEssay, “School-Based Health Centers and Inspiring the Next Generation of Biomedical Leaders” Connie Cai illustrates how #SBHCs can have broad impacts on health, education, and the future of biomedicine. 🧪 laskerfoundation.org/wp-content/u...
Shen-Han Lee, a winner of the 2025 #LaskerEssay Contest, shares his hopes for the future of ENT surgery. 🧪 @jclinical-invest.bsky.social
Last week, we announced the winners of the 2025 #LaskerEssay Contest! Congratulations Anna Bright, Connie Cai, Shen-Han Lee, and Amanda Pinski. 🧪 Meet the winners and read their essays in this month’s newsletter: laskerfoundation.org/july-2025-ne... @jclinicalinvest.bsky.social
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Anna Bright, a winner of the 2025 #LaskerEssay Contest, shares her favorite part about doing research. 🧪 @jclinical-invest.bsky.social
"LLMs are no longer crutches for lazy thinking but tools for scientists to think deeper and work more efficiently. " Shen-Han Lee imagines a future with AI in his winning #LaskerEssay: laskerfoundation.org/wp-content/u... @jclinicalinvest.bsky.social
Connie Cai, a winner of the 2025 #LaskerEssay Contest, tells us how the groundbreaking discoveries of Tu Youyou inspire her as a scientist. 🧪 👩🔬 @jclinicalinvest.bsky.social
How can we build a more inclusive, sustainable, and successful biomedical research workforce? Read how the 2025 #LaskerEssay winners answered! laskerfoundation.org/meet-winners... @jclinicalinvest, @washumedicine.bsky.social 🧪
Congratulations to Connie T. Cai on winning the 2025 #LaskerEssay Contest @laskerfdn.bsky.social!
Read her winning essay: School-based health centers and inspiring the next generation of biomedical leaders:
Congratulations to Anna Bright on winning the 2025 #LaskerEssay Contest @laskerfdn.bsky.social!
Read her winning essay: Sending science down yonder:
Meet the winners of the 2025 #LaskerEssay Contest as they share who inspires them, their favorite part about doing research, and their visions for what’s next in science: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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#LaskerEssay winner Shen-Han Lee urges scientists to harness AI
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What does the future of biomedical research hold? In “Biomedical Education in the Era of Large Language Models,” #LaskerEssay winner Shen-Han Lee urges scientists to harness AI for innovation—not shortcuts. 🧪 Read the essay: laskerfoundation.org/wp-content/u...
Congratulations to Amanda N. Pinski @washu.bsky.social on winning the 2025 #LaskerEssay Contest @laskerfdn.bsky.social!
Read her winning essay: Are you listening?
The winning #LaskerEssay, "Are You Listening?” by Amanda Pinski makes the case for the power of podcasts in #SciComm and science education. 🧪 Read it here: laskerfoundation.org/wp-content/u... @washumedicine.bsky.social @jclinical-invest.bsky.social
Meet Anna Bright, a winner of the 2025 #LaskerEssay contest, and learn who inspires her as a scientist. 🧪
@jclinical-invest.bsky.social
Meet all the winners: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Connie Cai, a winner of the 2025 #LaskerEssay Contest, shares her hopes for the future of biomedicine. @jclinical-invest.bsky.social 🧪
Meet the winners and read the winning essays: laskerfoundation.org/meet-winners...
Congratulations to @shenhanlee.bsky.social on winning the 2025 #LaskerEssay Contest!
Read his winning essay: Biomedical education in the era of large language models: a paradigm shift: buff.ly/V2KljQw
Amanda Pinski, a winner of the 2025 #LaskerEssay Contest, tells us who inspires her as a scientist. 🧪 @jclinical-invest.bsky.social
Meet all the winners: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
This year’s #LaskerEssay Contest topic was: Identify a specific innovation in education or training to help ensure a sustainable, inclusive, and successful future biomedical research workforce. Read the winning essays: laskerfoundation.org/meet-winners... 🧪 @jclinical-invest.bsky.social
