Microscopic image of hepatitis viruses alongside a black and white portrait of Lasker Laureate Saul Krugman with text about his discovery of two distinct hepatitis viruses.

#LaskerLaureate Saul Krugman was born #OTD. He was recognized with the 1983 Lasker Award for conceiving, developing, and testing vaccines for measles, rubella, and hepatitis B.

📚 Read more: http://ow.ly/Bmth50NBo3l

Portrait of Janet Rowley, Lasker Laureate, with a quote about becoming a doctor at 47, set against a scientific background with cancer cell imagery.

#LaskerLaureate Janet Rowley was born #OTD in 1925. 🧪

Rowley worked part time while raising 4 boys. She went on to identify genetic alterations that cause cancer, allowing for cancer diagnosis at the molecular level. 🎧 Listen to her story: http://ow.ly/7aRw50IzGlm

#WomeInSTEM #CancerControlMonth

Scientist Nancy Wexler holds a young child in her arms. They smile for the camera.

🧬🧪 Nancy Wexler, #LaskerLaureate, shares her life’s work to increase awareness and find therapies for Huntington’s disease—efforts that would go on to bring attention to many other genetic diseases. #WomensHistoryMonth

🎥 Watch: http://ow.ly/1AIL50NtkZR

Portrait of Daniel E. Koshland Jr. honored as Lasker Laureate for lifetime contributions to medical science and communication.

Daniel E. Koshland Jr., #LaskerLaureate, was born #OTD. He was a visionary biochemist, tireless institution builder, and eloquent public communicator. He won the Special Achievement #LaskerAward for #SciComm and science education. 🧪 UC Berkeley

🎧 Listen to an interview: https://ow.ly/vxhS50YmMAX

Portrait of Gary B. Ruvkun with a quote on the significance of tiny RNA revolution in non-mammalian genetic research, featuring microscopic worm imagery.

Happy birthday to Gary B. Ruvkun! He became a #LaskerLaureate for discoveries that revealed an unanticipated world of tiny RNA that regulates gene function in plants and animals. 🧪🌱🪱 #RNAbiology #Celegans Harvard Medical School

Read more here: https://ow.ly/IfZL50YmFle

“That’s where I always get my best ideas,” #LaskerLaureate Napoleone Ferrara says of long motorcycle rides, where wind and natural vistas help him spark new ideas.

🧪Our March newsletter is here, and it features a podcast interview with Ferrara: https://ow.ly/6Zj850YoeCf

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Frustration is a key part of scientific discovery, says #LaskerLaureate Napoleone Ferrara. “It’s not to be discouraged.” 🧪

Ferrara won a 2010 Clinical Award for the discovery of an important signaling protein. 🎧 Listen to an interview with him in the March newsletter: https://ow.ly/Gkko50YoekP

One year ago today, we launched our #WeAskaScientist podcast series. 🎉🧪

We speak with notable scientists about how they forge their career paths, deal with uncertainty in research, and more. Listen to the first episode with #LaskerLaureate Lauren Gardner: https://ow.ly/l3SP50YoMsR

Have you ever received an echocardiogram or an ultrasound? You have #LaskerLaureate Inge Edler, who was born #OTD, to thank! ❤️‍🩹🧪

Edler pioneered the development of ultrasound technology for medical diagnosis, reducing the need for more invasive procedures: http://ow.ly/C7qe50NikMt

Black and white portrait of scientist Nancy Wexler, who has long, blonde hair, featuring the Lasker Foundation logo in the top left corner.

🧪 #LaskerLaureate Nancy Wexler was recognized for her groundbreaking work in finding the genetic basis for Huntington’s disease, and for increasing awareness of all genetic disease. #WomensHistoryMonth #SciSky

📖 Read about her work—and personal connection to Huntington's: http://ow.ly/YkGe50NtkZQ

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🧪#LaskerLaureate Napoleone Ferrara’s dad was a judge. His uncle was a lawyer. “They took me to court many times. It was very interesting,” he says. But nothing fascinated Ferrara like the library of his grandfather—a high-school science teacher: https://ow.ly/aAEw50YocyG

Classic Lasker: Willem J. Kolff - Lasker Foundation What was life like for Lasker Laureates while they were doing their Award-winning work? Listen in as Award Winners share their personal stories. You will hear about starting off in research during a World War, learn how Laureates navigated family and career, and find out how

March is #NationalKidneyMonth. 🧪

🎧 Listen to a podcast featuring #LaskerLaureate Willem Kolff who developed renal hemodialysis, a critical treatment for patients with kidney failure:

Evelyn Witkin, #LaskerLaureate, was born #OTD. She discovered the DNA-damage response, a fundamental mechanism that protects the genomes of all organisms:
http://ow.ly/KBL950Iehqz 🧬🧪 Rutgers University #WomenInSTEM

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What do long motorcycle rides have to do with the discovery of key signaling proteins in blood vessel formation? For #LaskerLaureate Napoleone Ferrara, the former helped him discover the latter.

🧪🎧 In the March newsletter, listen to our podcast episode featuring Ferrara: https://ow.ly/XGVy50Yocav

Scientist Joan Steitz in a white blazer sitting in a dimly lit room with large windows and vintage furniture (top). Below, a black and white picture of a young Steitz lecturing in a classroom.

This #WomensHistoryMonth and beyond, how do we fight for equality for #WomenInSTEM? “Communally,” says #LaskerLaureate Joan Steitz.

🧬🧪 Steitz was recognized for her leadership in #RNAbiology and in scientific mentorship: http://ow.ly/rjRL50N961h

This month, we’re featuring #LaskerLaureate @ucsandiego.bsky.social molecular biologist Napoleone Ferrara, who won a 2010 Clinical Medical Research Award for discovering vascular endothelial growth factor, and consequently, developing treatment for age-related wet macular degeneration. 🧪

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On #RareDiseaseDay, we recognize #LaskerLaureate Nancy Wexler, who advanced research and awareness of #HuntingtonsDisease, and 2025 Award recipients Michael Welsh, Jesús Gonzáles, and Paul Negulescu for their key roles in developing a novel treatment for #CysticFibrosis. ❤️‍🩹🧪

#OTD in 1924, #LaskerLaureate Michael Potter was born. He was recognized for fundamental research of immunoglobulin molecules, paving the way for the development of hybridomas and monoclonal antibodies. 🧪
#LaskerAward
https://ow.ly/LJCz50YmN6l

Artistic depiction of red blood cells on a white background, emphasizing medical concepts.

#LaskerLaureate Donald Metcalf was recognized for the discovery of the colony-stimulating factors, two of which are widely used to treat #cancer and diseases of blood cell formation.
He was born #OTD. 🧪
WEHI (The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research)
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#OTD in 1926, #LaskerLaureate William Pollack was born. He received a #LaskerAward for his contributions to developing an anti-Rh vaccine, leading to the conquest of hemolytic disease of the newborn. 🧪
https://ow.ly/S6qW50Ymfvk
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Integrins—mediators of cell-matrix and cell-cell adhesion - Lasker Foundation Explore All 2022 Winners & Awards > Richard O. Hynes Massachusetts Institute of Technology Erkki Ruoslahti Sanford Burnham Prebys Timothy A. Springer Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School For discoveries concerning the integrins—key mediators of cell-matrix

Happy birthday to #LaskerLaureate Tim Springer! 🧪
He was recognized for discoveries concerning the #integrins –key mediators of cell-matrix and cell-cell adhesion.
Tim Springer Lab
Harvard Medical School
Boston Children’s Hospital
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On #ValveDiseaseDay, we recognize #LaskerLaureate (s) Albert Starr and Alain Carpentier, who revolutionized heart valve replacement. 🧪
Listen to the story of how a breakthrough surgical technique came to be.
🎧 https://ow.ly/Uv5V50YjEkJ
#valvedisease #listentoyourheart

#LaskerLaureate Emil Frei III was born #OTD. He was honored for his contributions to combination #chemotherapy in the treatment of #lymphoma and acute #leukemia in adults. 🧪
https://ow.ly/CKgY50YhWpI

We Ask a Scientist: Quarraisha Abdool Karim - Lasker Foundation Notable scientists discuss the roles of instinct, uncertainty, and inspiration on their roads to success. They talk about their approaches to collaborations and how they handle roadblocks. As you listen, you will find that doing biomedical research does not require following any one path or general principle.

#ICYMI
🎧 #LaskerLaureate Quarraisha Abdool Karim reflects on a journey shaped by meaningful partnerships—with her mentors, the communities she is committed to helping, and the scientists who walk alongside her. 🧪
#HIV #PreP #WomenInSTEM #AskAScientist
https://ow.ly/nAle50Y8f0s

Happy birthday to #LaskerLaureate Roderick MacKinnon! He was recognized for the elucidation of the structure & function of potassium channels, providing the first molecular description of a selective #ionchannel. 🧪
The Rockefeller University
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🎧 https://ow.ly/Pcw150YhWn8

Following a Different Track - Lasker Foundation By the time Tom Maniatis reached his senior year of high school in Denver, his future seemed set. Nobody in his family had attended college, and he didn’t plan to, either. Instead, he was going to become a firefighter. “That was my father’s dream” for me, he says. However, his life took a detour when he

#ICYMI
#LaskerLaureate Tom Maniatis developed fundamental molecular biology techniques and made numerous landmark discoveries. Read about his career, which he describes as “a never-ending, exciting run,” in our February Newsletter. 🧪
Columbia University
https://ow.ly/KRbZ50Y8fPY

Born #OTD, #LaskerLaureate Pierre Deniker was recognized for the development of chlorpromazine as a therapeutic agent in schizophrenia. 🧪
#psychiatry
http://ow.ly/kGvD30nxVVt

Happy birthday to #LaskerLaureate Erkki Ruoslahti! Ruoslahti was recognized for discoveries concerning the #integrins —key mediators of cell-matrix and cell-cell adhesion in physiology and disease. 🧪
Sanford Burnham Prebys
http://ow.ly/bQYY50MTLif

Classic Lasker: Willem J. Kolff - Lasker Foundation What was life like for Lasker Laureates while they were doing their Award-winning work? Listen in as Award Winners share their personal stories. You will hear about starting off in research during a World War, learn how Laureates navigated family and career, and find out how

#OTD in 1911, Willem J. Kolff was born. He received the #LaskerAward for developing renal #dialysis, which changed kidney failure from a fatal disease to a treatable disease. 🧪
The University of Utah
📖 https://ow.ly/u5bb50YcCBX
🎧 https://ow.ly/wCQk50YcCBW
#ClassicLasker #LaskerLaureate

#LaskerLaureate Irving S. Wright was recognized with the 1960 #LaskerAward for pioneering the development and use of anticoagulant drugs. 🧪
Weill Cornell Medicine
https://ow.ly/iTLb50YcCye