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In Focus: U.S. Commitment to Global Health
Kolff video
Lasker Foundation President Maria Freire participated in a discussion among members of the Institute of Medicine's committee on the U.S. Commitment to Global Health to assess the IOM's report on opportunities for the United States to contribute to improved global health. (More>)

Explorer of the Effects of Nitric Oxide on Cardiovascular Function Dies
Robert Furchgott, recipient of a 1996 Lasker Award for his discovery of endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF), now known to be nitric oxide, has passed away. (More>)

Lasker President Joins NIH Advisory Committe
Maria Freire, President of the Lasker Foundation, has been named to the Advisory Committee to the Director of the National Institutes of Health. This committee assists the NIH Director formulate policy and planning issues to further the NIH's mission of conducting biomedical research, training, and translating research results for the public. (More>)

Pioneer of Dialysis Remembered
Kolff video
Willem Kolff, who was honored with a 2002 Lasker Award for developing renal hemodialysis, recently died at the age of 97. Dr. Kolff developed the first method of dialysis in wartime Holland, and he spent the rest of his life working on medical device innovations. (More>)

The Health Economics of Old Age
Health at Older Ages: The Causes and Consequences of Declining Disability Among the Elderly, by David M. Cutler, a book supported by the Foundation, was published by the University of Chicago Press in February 2009 (More>)

Maria Freire Discusses Lasker Foundation's Role in Science
The Lasker Foundation President was interviewed for the New York Academy of Sciences Magazine about her career in science, and about the work of the Foundation (More>)

Your Congress Your Health
Compare legislators' views on health and research at a website developed with initial support from the Lasker Foundation. (More>)

Research!America: Funding by State
See how states rank in federal funding for research. (More>)


Mary Lasker Stamp
A United States postage stamp commemorating Mary Woodard Lasker, whose ardent advocacy of medical research persuaded the nation's leaders to adopt a dramatic increase in public funding for biomedical research, went on sale nationwide on
May 14. (More>)

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2008 lasker award program  
Lasker Looks to the Future >
In the past ten years, technology has brought the world together in an unprecedented way.

Download the 2008 Lasker Award Program

2008 Lasker Foundation Winners

Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award >
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 Victor Ambros  David Baulcombe   Gary Ruvkun

For discoveries that revealed an unanticipated world of tiny RNAs that regulate gene function in plants and animals.

Watch a video about the 2008 Basic Award winners


Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award >
image of basic winner Akira Endo

For the discovery of the statins — drugs with remarkable LDL-cholesterol-lowering properties that have revolutionized the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease.

Watch a video about the 2008 Clinical Award winner


Lasker~Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science >
image of basic winner Stanley Falkow

For a 51-year career as one of the great microbe hunters of all time — he discovered the molecular nature of antibiotic resistance, revolutionized the way we think about how pathogens cause disease, and mentored more than 100 students, many of whom are now distinguished leaders in the fields of microbiology and infectious diseases.

Watch a video about the 2008 Special Achievement Award winner