Foundation Overview

The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation and its programs are dedicated to the support of biomedical research toward conquering disease, improving human health and extending life.

The Lasker Awards
The Lasker Foundation's Awards Program recognizes the contributions of scientists, physicians, and public servants who have made major advances in the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure or prevention of human disease.

Other Programs
Although the Lasker Foundation is not a grant-giving organization, it does support select initiatives that raise awareness of medical discoveries and their benefits to human health, and that increase support for the medical science enterprise. These initiatives have included study groups, Congressional briefings, innovative web-based programs, educational forums, and scholarly studies.

The Foundation's mission is to foster the prevention and treatment of disease and disabilities by honoring excellence in basic and clinical science, by educating the public, and by advocating for support of medical research.

The Foundation's values are:

• Integrity
• Independence from political and corporate influence
• Impartiality in efforts to educate and raise awareness about the benefits of medical research to human health
• Championship of bold and creative medical science
• Setting standards for research excellence