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Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation @laskerfdn.bsky.social · 4h

October is #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth. #LaskerLaureate Mary-Claire King discovered the BRCA1 locus that causes hereditary breast cancer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqBb... 🧪

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Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation @laskerfdn.bsky.social · 4h

Get ready for our October newsletter! We'll be sharing an article on the development of the influenza vaccine used during WWII and a new "We Ask a Scientist" podcast episode with the brilliant Jeremy Nathans.

#Science #History #Podcast #LaskerLaureates

Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation @laskerfdn.bsky.social · 1d

Argentinian biochemist and Lasker Laureate César Milstein, born OTD in 1927, created the first hybridomas, a powerful tool for producing monoclonal antibodies. His work provided a diagnostic, therapeutic, and analytical tool still used today. ow.ly/oPOC50KH3Es (MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology)

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PNAS Nexus @pnasnexus.org · 5d

Meet the 2025 #LaskerAward recipients, recognized for their groundbreaking contributions to science and medicine. In partnership with Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation, PNAS highlights this year’s honored research. Explore the collection: https://ow.ly/uZYe50X6eS9

#Lasker2025

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 3d

For 25 years, the Chair of the @laskerfdn.bsky.social Jury has reflected on the intersection of science and art in an annual essay. This year, Joseph L. Goldstein explores “From simplicity to complexity: A path to innovation in science and art.” Read now: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

2025 Lasker Awards – “From simplicity to complexity: A path to innovation in science and art.” Read the essay in a PNAS Perspective. Portrait of Joseph L. Goldstein.

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Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation @laskerfdn.bsky.social · 2d

The Lasker Foundation is proud to support the next generation of physician-scientists at the APSA @apsa.bsky.social Northeast Regional Meeting at the University of Rochester @urochester.bsky.social on October 11. #PhysicianScientist #MedicalResearch #APSA

Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation @laskerfdn.bsky.social · 3d

#LaskerLaureate Bernard Fisher pioneered the lumpectomy for the treatment of #breastcancer (instead of the radical mastectomy), extending and improving the lives of countless women. #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth ow.ly/fHQ350FUo03 #cancerresearch #awareness #womenshealth

Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation @laskerfdn.bsky.social · 3d

Douglas Coleman, born #OTD, discovered leptin, the hormone that controls appetite and body weight, opening obesity research to molecular exploration. laskerfoundation.org/winners/lept... #LaskerLaureate 🧪

Leptin, a hormone that regulates appetite and body weight - Lasker Foundation

Explore All 2010 Winners & Awards > Douglas Coleman Jackson Laboratory Jeffrey M. Friedman The Rockefeller University For the discovery of leptin, a hormone that regulates appetite and body…

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Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation @laskerfdn.bsky.social · 3d

Happy birthday to #LaskerLaureate Mario Capecchi! He was recognized for developing gene targeting in mice, a powerful technology that allows the creation of animal models of human disease. @HHMINews @UUtah

Knockout mice as models for human disease - Lasker Foundation

Explore All 2001 Winners & Awards > Mario Capecchi University of Utah, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Martin Evans Cardiff University Oliver Smithies University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill For…

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Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation @laskerfdn.bsky.social · 4d

#LaskerLaureate Peyton Rous born #OTD in 1879. He was recognized for his work on the causes of cancers, the source of antibodies, and the mechanism of blood cell generation and destruction. 🧪 ow.ly/zp3b50KH2pY

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PNAS Nexus @pnasnexus.org · 9d

Congratulations to the 2025 #LaskerAward winners! 🎉 Honorees: Dirk Görlich, Steve McKnight, Michael Welsh, Jesús (Tito) Gonzalez, Paul Negulescu & Lucy Shapiro. Discover their groundbreaking work in @pnas.org: www.pnas.org/post/update/...

#Lasker2025 #LaskerLaureate @laskerfdn.bsky.social

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Kyle Enriquez @kyletenriquez.bsky.social · 6d

#SEMSS2025 was another reminder of the fantastic #mstp #physicianscientist communities facilitated by UAB,Vanderbilt, and Emory MSTPs and supported by @a-p-s-a.bsky.social. This conference is possible thanks to our APSA partners @laskerfdn.bsky.social @the-asci.org @bwfund.bsky.social #SupportAPSA

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Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation @laskerfdn.bsky.social · 7d

#LaskerLaureate John Gurdon (Gurdon Institute), born #OTD, was recognized for his discoveries on nuclear reprogramming, which showed that the developmental clock of a specialized cell can be turned back to a pluripotent state. 🧪 #science #innovation #gurdoninstitute

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Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation @laskerfdn.bsky.social · 7d

Happy birthday to #LaskerLaureate Aaron Ciechanover. He was recognized for the discovery of the ubiquitin system of protein degradation and its crucial functions in cellular regulation. 🧪 #science #innovation #pioneer

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Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation @laskerfdn.bsky.social · 10d

To Help Humanity Survive—“Our world is an interconnected system, like a living cell,” says 2025 Special Achievement Award winner Lucy Shapiro (Stanford University School of Medicine). She warns, “Life on Earth is fragile. Global health is at a tipping point.” #LaskerAwards

Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation @laskerfdn.bsky.social · 10d

A Force of Nature—Presenting the 2025 Special Achievement Award, Lasker Jury member Craig Thompson notes that Lucy Shapiro's accomplishments 'set a new bar.' 'She is a force of nature,' he adds. #LaskerAwards

Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation @laskerfdn.bsky.social · 10d

Guide Where the River Goes—2025 Clinical Award winner Paul Negulescu (Vertex Pharmaceuticals) describes his passion for science as a flowing river. He explains, 'If we’re lucky and persistent, we have a chance to guide where the river goes.' #LaskerAwards #Science

Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation @laskerfdn.bsky.social · 10d

Impossible vs. Unpreprecedented—2025 Clinical Award winner Paul Negulescu on fixing the CFTR protein, not the gene: "It was regarded as impossible because it had never been done before, but actually, it was just unprecedented—and we often confuse the two." #LaskerAwards

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Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation @laskerfdn.bsky.social · 10d

Make the Needle Jump—2025 Clinical Award winner Jesús (Tito) González advises young scientists to follow their instincts, seek new approaches to "make the needle jump," and embrace failure as a normal part of the process. #LaskerAwards #Advice

Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation @laskerfdn.bsky.social · 10d

The Intermediate Step—2025 Clinical Award winner Jesús (Tito) González calls the path from basic research to new drugs "challenging, risky, & not well-defined," stressing the need to support the "intermediate step" of generating pharmacological proof-of-concept. #LaskerAwards

Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation @laskerfdn.bsky.social · 10d

Completely Obsessed—Lasker Award winner Michael Welsh (University of Iowa) recalls nearly quitting the lab until a surprising late-night result sparked an obsession. The answer brought an "incredible sense of peace" & confirmed his calling as a physician-scientist. #LaskerAwards

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Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation @laskerfdn.bsky.social · 10d

A Job Worth Doing—2025 Clinical Award winner Michael Welsh (University of Iowa) shares his journey from a two-room schoolhouse to the pinnacle of medical science. Why did he choose the physician pathway? The reason was simple: "I thought it must be a job worth doing." #LaskerAwards #Motivation

Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation @laskerfdn.bsky.social · 10d

Medicine's Great Triumphs—Richard Lifton calls the cystic fibrosis drug treatment a "great triumph," showcasing the power of collaboration between clinicians, academic scientists, NIH, philanthropy, patient advocacy groups, & the biotech industry. #LaskerAwards

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Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation @laskerfdn.bsky.social · 10d

The Power of Biomedical Science—Lasker Juror Richard Lifton presents the 2025 Clinical Award to Michael Welsh, Jesús Tito-González, & Paul Negulescu for oral drugs that reconstruct the defective protein in cystic fibrosis (CF), transforming thousands of lives. #LaskerAwards

Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation @laskerfdn.bsky.social · 10d

The Magic of Serendipity—2025 Basic Award winner Steven McKnight (UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas) on his discovery: it came from chasing down an "outrageously irrelevant observation," which allowed him to "stumble over the magic of serendipity." #LaskerAwards