Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation

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Our mission is to improve health by accelerating support for medical research through recognition of research excellence, advocacy, and education. https://laskerfoundation.org/

A black and white portrait of Frederick Sanger, wearing glasses, a light-colored suit, and a dark tie, with a calm expression.
A dark blue Lasker newsletter graphic featuring an image of the transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1 (TRPV1), also known as the capsaicin receptor and the vanilloid receptor 1. This is a protein that, in humans, is encoded by the TRPV1 gene. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
A blue and purple Lasker graphic featuring a microscopic view of inflamed skin tissue pointing to an autoinflammatory disease for Autoinflammatory Awareness Month in August.
Stylized Lasker Foundation graphic featuring a black-and-white portrait of Philip Levine, Lasker Laureate recognized for discovering the RH factor causing newborn hemolytic disease.
A closeup of multiple golden winged statues on marble bases, awarded by the Lasker Foundation in 2023 for medical and scientific achievements.
A stylized Lasker Foundation graphic in dark blue featuring a black-and-white portrait of Jack Strominger, honored for isolating class I and II MHC proteins and their peptide complexes.
Flyer for APSA Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting at Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine on Sept 26, 2026, featuring keynote speaker Eric Goldwaser, DO, PhD.
Bold white letters spelling "LASKER" with a blue paper airplane flying over the text against a dark background with purple chromosomes and a square mail icon reading "newsletter."
Diagram showing intrinsic cardiac nervous system with vagal parasympathetic nerves projecting broadly to support baseline heart function. This is a graphical abstract from the study in Cell "The intrinsic cardiac nervous system is essential for cardiac function and survival."
A stylized Lasker Foundation graphic in dark blue featuring a black-and-white portrait of John F. Mahoney, recognized for pioneering syphilis treatment with penicillin.
Freeman with board member Dan Koshland at the 2000 Lasker luncheon.
"Two new studies expand the CRISPR toolbox to fight cancer." [Close-up of a glowing red DNA double helix .]
A stylized Lasker graphic in dark blue featuring a black-and-white portrait of Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat, a Lasker Laureate recognized for discovering nucleic acid's role in virus reproduction and inherited traits.
Graphic with a blue circular design and Lasker Foundation logo promoting World Hepatitis Day on July 28, which raises global awareness of a group of infectious liver diseases affecting more than 300 million people worldwide and encourages prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
"Findings highlight type 1 conventional dendritic cells as key regulators of tertiary lymphoid structure in human cancer." [Microscopic view of dense cell clusters in human cancer tissue stained purple and pink.]
A stylized Lasker graphic in dark blue featuring and black-and-white portrait of Raymond P. Ahlquist in a suit and tie, honored by the Lasker Foundation for his work on adrenergic receptors.
"Embryonic senescent cells adopt divergent transient and long-lived states that support brain-barrier formation and homeostasis in mice." [Fluorescent microscopy image showing a mouse's brain tissue.]
A stylized Lasker graphic featuring a black-and-white portrait of Robert D. Defries, a Lasker Laureate recognized for contributions to preventive medicine and public health in Canada, with a Canadian flag beside him.
A stylized Lasker graphic in dark blue featuring a black-and-white portrait of Lasker Laureate Selman A. Waksman and illustrations of soil bacteria, highlighting Waksman's discovery of streptomycin's antibiotic properties.
Illustration of a human brain with colorful sea slugs above, promoting World Brain Day on July 22 by the Lasker Foundation.
"Findings highlight the therapeutic potential of approaches aimed at Epstein-Barr virus and EBV-specific immune responses in MS patients." [Colorful brain scans from a single MS patient arranged in a 3x3 grid. Varied color schemes highlight different brain regions.]
A stylized Lasker graphic featuring a portrait of Lasker Laureate Elliot L. Richardson and a stethoscope and blood pressure cuff, honoring Richardson's 1972 initiative for a national hypertension control program.
A color portrait of Jeffrey Friedman's profile. He has gray curly hair, is wearing a navy blazer and light blue shirt, and sits indoors against a green chalkboard.
Collage of six diverse smiling young adults, the winners of the 2026 Lasker Video Contest, below a "video contest" logo with bold blue text and play icons.
Mark Sorin, one of six winners of the 2026 Lasker Video Contest, stands smiling next to a scientific poster on NSCLC immune features at a conference.
Mark Sorin, one of six winners of the 2026 Lasker Video Contest, in a white lab coat and blue gloves examining a small sample in a bright laboratory setting.
Mark Sorin, one of six winners of the 2026 Lasker Video Contest, in a black suit and patterned tie smiling outdoors with a modern building and greenery in the background.
Lindsey Ramirez, one of six winners of the 2026 Lasker Video Contest, wears a helmet and gloves as she rides a zipline through a lush green forest.
Lindsey Ramirez, one of six winners of the 2026 Lasker Video Contest, wears a 3M mask and blue gloves as she writes with a marker in a lab setting.
Lindsey Ramirez, one of six winners of the 2026 Lasker Video Contest, wearing glasses, a floral dress and gold necklace against a plain background.
Scientist Rosalyn S. Yalow in a lab coat using a pipette to transfer liquid into a beaker in a laboratory filled with chemical bottles and equipment.
Stylized Lasker graphic in dark blue featuring a black and white portrait of Heinz E. Lehmann, a Lasker Laureate recognized for his major contribution to American psychiatry through work with chlorpromazine.
Dimitri Seneviratne, one of six winners of the 2026 Lasker Video Contest, stands next to a scientific poster on composite parts optimization displayed on a tripod in a conference room.
Dimitri Seneviratne, one of six winners of the 2026 Lasker Video Contest, operates a robotic arm in a high-tech aviation lab.
Dimitri Seneviratne, one of six winners of the 2026 Lasker Video Contest, wears a checkered suit jacket and striped tie against a dark background as he smiles at the camera.
Sai Krishna Bhamidipati, one of six winners of the 2026 Lasker Video Contest, wears a white University of San Diego shirt while holding a green inflatable dinosaur with a name badge around its neck in an office space.
Sai Krishna Bhamidipati, one of six winners of the 2026 Lasker Video Contest, wears a dark purple dress shirt as he speaks on stage, holding a remote in one hand.
Sai Krishna Bhamidipati, one of six winners of the 2026 Lasker Video Contest, wears glasses and a striped shirt in an outdoor setting with a blurred background as he smiles at the camera.
Stylized Lasker graphic featuring a black and white portrait of Lasker Laureate Rustom Jal Vakil, honored for research on reserpine's role in treating hypertension, with red blood cell imagery and Foundation logo.
Colette Benko, one of the six winners of the 2026 Lasker Video Contest, addresses a group of individuals on a coastal trail at Año Nuevo State Park in Pescadero, California.
Colette Benko, one of the six winners of the 2026 Lasker Video Contest, in blue lab coat and gloves working with samples under a microscope in a research lab.
Colette Benko, one of the six winners of the 2026 Lasker Video Contest, smiling warmly, wearing a white blouse, standing in a softly lit setting.
Max Bucklan, one of six winners of the 2026 Lasker Video Contest, smiles in a lab coat and gloves while holding a colorful LEGO brain model in a research lab.
Max Bucklan, one of six winners of the 2026 Lasker Video Contest, wearing glasses and blue gloves as he uses a pipette in a bright laboratory setting with various lab equipment around.
Max Bucklan, one of six winners of the 2026 Lasker Video Contest, in a dark suit, red tie, and glasses smiling outdoors with dry plants in the background.
Collage of six diverse young adults—Lasker's 2026 Video Contest winners—smiling beneath bold text reading "VIDEO CONTEST" with a play button icon.
Portraits of six young professionals smiling against various neutral and outdoor backgrounds. From top left to bottom right: Max Bucklan, Colette Benko, Sai Krishna Bhamidipati, Dimitri Seneviratne, Lindsey Ramirez, and Mark Sorin.
A stylized Lasker graphic featuring a black and white portrait of Vernon B. Mountcastle, honored as Lasker Laureate for his discoveries on how the brain processes sensory information into behavior, against a background of brain scans.
Stylized Lasker graphic in dark blue featuring an illustration of a human heart, a black and white portrait of Paul M. Zoll, and a chest defibrillator being used on a patient.