April is #NationalCancerControlMonth. Michael Shepard, Dennis Slamon, and Axel Ullrich received a Lasker Award for their invention of Herceptin. 📹 The first monoclonal antibody to block a cancer-causing protein, it's a lifesaving therapy for breast cancer patients.: https://ow.ly/3VrF50UVcK0#NationalCancerControlMonth

Our mission at the Lasker Foundation is to improve health by accelerating support for medical research through recognition of research excellence, advocacy, and education. 📖 Read about our 2025 year in review in the Annual Report: https://ow.ly/Sv4G50YzSvj

Notable progress featured by @laskerfdn.bsky.social demonstrates site-specific T cell engineering in vivo, opening new pathways for efficient cancer immunotherapy. Explore broader life sciences research on SciOpen: 🔗 www.sciopen.com/journal/2372... #ImmunoEngineering #SciOpen #OpenAccess 🌐🧪🧬

“The beauty of research is that you don’t have to plan far ahead. Results lead you to the next question.” 🎧 Listen to our episode of We Ask a Scientist with Lasker Laureate Michael Hall: https://ow.ly/HblT50YzSbv

In this "Everyday Scientists" video, Rohini shares how adopting a keto diet can help cancer patients alleviate weight loss symptoms—and fight the tumors that derive their energy from carbohydrates. 🧪#CancerControlMonth Jane Coffin Childs Fund for Medical Research

🎬 And that’s a wrap! Our Video Contest is now closed. Thank you so much to all of our participants. We'll be announcing up to three winners, who will be featured by @jci.org, in mid-July. 🧬🔬🧪 Subscribe to our newsletter to stay in the know: https://laskerfoundation.org/newsletter

Happy 95th Birthday, Jacques Miller! 🎉 🧪 Miller won a #LaskerAward for the discovery of #Lymphocytes, B cells, and T cells—a monumental achievement that provided the organizing principle of #AdaptiveImmunity. 📹 Watch: http://ow.ly/mtER50EbAJu

"Epidemiology itself is the study of uncertainty in populations." Physician-scientist Marzieh Ghiasi discusses the role of uncertainty in scientific research. #MedSky #SciSky 🧪

Video Contest entrants, grab your last footage, make your final cuts, and submit your video here before tomorrow’s deadline at 2:00 ET: https://ow.ly/XVLp50Yoalj 🏆🧪 We'll select up to 3 winners, announced here and in our newsletter in July, and featured in the Journal of Clinical Investigation!

It's #CancerControlMonth. 🧪 UCSF and Innovative Genomics Institute group develops in-vivo, site-specific engineering approach to reprogram T cells, providing a pathway for more efficient, precise, & widely accessible T-cell therapies. Charlotte H. Wang, Jennifer Doudna, Justin Eyquem#CancerControlMonth

🧬🧪 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#LaskerLaureate#WomensHistoryMonth

Research presentations by trainees and leading physician-scientists ✔️ Near peer mentoring ✔️ A luncheon with MD/DO-PhD program directors from across the country ✔️ 🧪Meet us at the premiere event for physician-scientist trainees! Register for AAP/ASCI/APSA's Joint Meeting in Chicago: jointmeeting.org.

⏰ The clock is ticking! You have until Thurs. at 2:00 ET to enter our Video Contest. We’re looking for videos under 2 minutes that explain a research question you’re studying & how it could benefit science. 🧪 A feature in Journal of Clinical Investigation is on the line! https://ow.ly/xupz50Yoa2t

How can the immune system inform recurrence risk? In the latest "Everyday Scientists" video from the Jane Coffin Childs Fund for Medical Research, Bri shares how immune cell abundance may correlate with cancer recurrence. She hopes her discoveries could support more personalized care. ❤️‍🩹🧪

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

When Rita Levi-Montalcini was kicked out of school under Mussolini’s rule, she built a laboratory in her bedroom. 🔬🧪 She went on to win a #LaskerAward and #NobelPrize for the discovery of Nerve Growth Factor (NGF): http://ow.ly/vQJN50Nt2Rt#LaskerAward#NobelPrize #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInSTEM

Explore medical specialties 🔎 Network with MD/DO-PhD students 🧪 Meet program directors 🤝 If this sounds intriguing, the Sunday-Only AAP/ASCI/APSA Joint Meeting Ticket is perfect for you! Register today to gain valuable insights into your future medical career: https://tinyurl.com/JM2026Sunday

Early-career biomedical scientists, this one’s for you! 🧪 📽️ Submit a 2-minute (or shorter) video by Apr 2 on a research question you’re studying. We'll select up to 3 winners, to receive $5,000 and be featured in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Learn more & enter: https://ow.ly/jXlI50Yo92b

Everyone wants medical research advances that hold the promise of better therapies. ❤️‍🩹🧪 #ICYMI: In our 2025 Annual Report, see how we can ensure that scientists continue to help provide a healthier world for all, & celebrate those who've made groundbreaking discoveries: https://ow.ly/tmaI50YoeUv#ICYMI

Early in his career, Willem Kolff had a 22-year-old patient with kidney failure. “I thought, if I could only remove 20 grams of urea a day, this young man could live.” 🧪 For #NationalKidneyMonth, listen to our interview with Kolff, now known as the father of hemodialysis: https://ow.ly/uhyK50Yrtnn

❤️‍🩹 Helen Brooke Taussig won the 1954 Lasker Award for distinguished contributions to surgery, especially in newborn children with congenital heart defects. Read about her pioneering work: https://ow.ly/Nfvi50YvZ86 #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInSTEM 🧪

Roll camera… action! 🎥 🧪Early-career biomedical scientists, we’re looking for videos explaining why a question you’re studying could benefit science & patients. Submit before Apr. 2 at 2p.m. ET. Winners announced in July and featured by Journal of Clinical Investigation: https://ow.ly/xf2u50Yo9sh

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

In this #AskAScientist, molecular biologist Jeremy Nathans tells us about his sources of inspiration. 🧪 @nasonline.org #Lasker

“My life in science has been a gift that has allowed me to explore the chemical logic of a living cell while also remaining keenly aware of the state of global health," says Lasker Award winner Lucy Shapiro of Stanford Medicine: ow.ly/V1f250WYQsM #WomensHistoryMonth 🧪

“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

Remembering Lasker Laureate Mike Bishop, who died Monday at the age of 90. A towering figure in cancer research who helped shape our understanding of the disease’s molecular genetics, Bishop served as Chancellor Emeritus at UCSF, leading the largest expansion of an academic biomed campus in the US.🧪

Have you heard about our Video Contest? 🧪Early-career scientists, we’re looking to hear from YOU on why a biomedical research question you’re studying can benefit science & patients. Submit by Apr 2. Winners will be featured by Journal of Clinical Investigation & get $5K: https://ow.ly/490G50Yo8Mj

Research presentations by trainees and leading physician-scientists ✔️ Near peer mentoring ✔️ A luncheon with MD/DO-PhD program directors from across the country ✔️ 🧪Meet us at the premiere event for physician-scientist trainees! Register for AAP/ASCI/APSA's Joint Meeting in Chicago: jointmeeting.org.

Great news! Cystic fibrosis patients given hope with this new drug.

"I have come to realize that there was a great freedom in being ignored, that you could go after huge questions, because nobody noticed," said geneticist Mary-Claire King. 🧪 For #WomensHistoryMonth, read a Lasker Essay on a personal connection to King's BRCA finding: https://ow.ly/KlZQ50YppUV

Today is #WorldTBDay. 🧪 In 1955, four #LaskerAward winners were recognized for their work on isoniazid, an antibiotic for tuberculosis that is still in use today: https://ow.ly/FYrI50YoU84

"What once was a fatal diagnosis is now a manageable condition." 🧪 William O’Neal II, a poet with cystic fibrosis, meets 2025 Lasker Award recipient Michael J. Welsh in an Iowa City bar. Here's how a drug that Welsh helped develop is transforming and saving lives—including O'Neal's.

Congrats to the 17 recipients of Research!America's Civic Engagement Microgrant Program! Lasker is proud to support this initiative, which allows students to initiate civic engagement and educational outreach activities in their communities. 🧪Read about the recipients: https://ow.ly/nJ9O50YxKN7

🧪 Happy 89th birthday to 2-time #LaskerAward winner Robert C. Gallo! He discovered the 1st human RNA tumor virus & its association with certain leukemias & lymphomas, & identified #HIV as the cause of AIDS: http://ow.ly/abVm50IoEgV#LaskerAward#HIV📷: RNA polymerase by David Bushnell, Ken Westover & Roger Kornberg

🎞️ Our Video Contest is rolling. Early-career scientists, get into the specifics so that your entry shines! 🌟 🧪 Winners will receive $5,000 for educational expenses. Visit this page to learn about eligibility criteria and format: https://ow.ly/kzsa50YnciA

C. David Allis, born #OTD, was recognized for his discoveries elucidating how gene expression is influenced by chemical modification of #histones —the proteins that package #DNA within chromosomes. 🧬 The Rockefeller University 🧪 Read about it here: http://ow.ly/SFZ850NlrSz#OTD

Elizabeth F. Neufeld established the foundation for understanding lysosomal storage diseases by demonstrating that these disorders stem from defects in degradative enzymes: http://ow.ly/sXcc50K5OXt 📖 🧪Read her advice to all early-career scientists: http://ow.ly/9KRV50K5P2G #WomensHistoryMonth

🧬 🧪 Happy 94th birthday to Walter Gilbert! Gilbert won the 1979 #LaskerAward for developing a new technique for the rapid #sequencing of DNA. Harvard University Read about it here: http://ow.ly/Ga9j50lUmWT

This #BrainAwarenessWeek, celebrate optogenetics, pioneered by Lasker Laureates Dieter Oesterhelt, Peter Hegemann & Karl Deisseroth. Scientists use optogenetics to untangle the elaborate networks that underlie healthy physiology and neurological disease: https://ow.ly/vfoa50YvwS9#BrainAwarenessWeek #MedSky #SciSky 🧪

Early-career biomedical scientists, this one’s for you! 🧪 Submit a 2-minute (or shorter) video by Apr 2 on a research question you’re studying. We'll announce up to 3 winners on social and in our newsletter in July, to be featured in the Journal of Clinical Investigation: https://ow.ly/yXNi50Yo95b

Lasker President Claire Pomeroy is now on Bluesky! Claire is an expert in infectious diseases and a long-time advocate for patients, especially the underserved and those with HIV/AIDS. Give her a follow at Dr. Claire Pomeroy. 🧪 🗞️ #MedSky #SciSky

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

Hi, #SciSky and #MedSky communities! 🦋🧪 I’m Claire Pomeroy, President of Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation and Board Member of Morehouse School of Medicine, Research!America#SciSky#MedSky more. Follow to see my favorite biomed papers and news—I’m passionate about infectious disease research and #PublicHealth.

"McClintock did not force her data into a round hole... she allowed her biological models to reflect the messiness of nature." #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInSTEM 🧪 🌽 Read a Lasker Essay Contest winner on the pioneering work of corn geneticist Barbara McClintock: http://ow.ly/PyGr50Neogb#WomensHistoryMonth

Congrats to our most recent Lasker Clinical Research Scholar, Kelly Roszko of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research! 🌟 🧪 Roszko studies calcium and phosphate homeostasis, hoping to bring treatment to patients with rare mineral metabolism disorders: https://ow.ly/g4g450Yvuqa

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

It’s #NationalKidneyMonth. National Kidney Foundation 🧪#LaskerLaureates Willem J. Kolff and Belding H. Scribner won a 2002 Award for developing renal hemodialysis. It's prolonged the lives of millions of patients—changing kidney failure from a fatal to a treatable disease: https://ow.ly/ivo650Yrt7Z

💡 🧪 Want to network among students from different institutions and training levels, and engage with established physician-scientists? Students, you have 3 more days to submit your abstracts and register for the APSA West Regional Meeting on April 4! Learn more here: https://ow.ly/w6FG50YpEtQ

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