In 2019, @Gavi won the Public Service #LaskerAward for providing sustained global access to childhood vaccines and highlighting the power of immunization to prevent disease and save lives. ow.ly/YBQJ50SKqHu Find out who will win a #Lasker2024 Award in 3 weeks!

Xp11 translocation renal cell cancer arises from the fusion of transcription factor TPE3 and a partner gene. Scientists Dana-Farber have dissected the genetic mechanisms underlying this fusion, accounting for the female predominance of this rare cancer. ow.ly/Sh5950T58Io

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Godfrey N. Hounsfield was born OTD in 1919. He won a Lasker Award for discoveries that led to a revolution in diagnostic radiology, enabling scanning by computer-assisted tomography (CAT). ow.ly/xzyh50FWA3c

William Foege was awarded the Public Service #LaskerAward for his leadership in worldwide public health and prominent role in the eradication of smallpox. ow.ly/W6FZ50SKmi9 Emory Public Health Who will be recognized next? Find out September 19th. #Lasker2024

Does fasting promote or reduce cancer risk? Study shows that in mice, post-fast refeeding increases intestinal stem cell proliferation and tumor formation via mTORC1 signaling induction and ⬆️ protein synthesis. ow.ly/kjjL50T5abC Koch Institute at MIT MIT Biology Omer Yilmaz

#LaskerLaureate Maurice R. Hilleman was born #OTD in 1919. He discovered the causes of several viral diseases and pioneered breakthroughs in vaccines, especially the development of the hepatitis B vaccine. ow.ly/d6L550FZEXo #NationalImmunizationMonth

A deep learning architecture for fMRI and EEG using datasets of people from 15 countries shows that structural socioeconomic inequality, pollution and health disparities were influential predictors of increased brain-age gaps. ow.ly/SwnI50Tae4q Global Brain Health Institute

Happy birthday to #LaskerLaureate Max D. Cooper! He discovered 2 distinct classes of lymphocytes, B and T cells, a monumental achievement that provided the organizing principle of adaptive immunity. ow.ly/5Rhn50Sxp36 ow.ly/RC5a50Sxp35

Mark your calendars, the winners of the 2024 Basic, Clinical, and Public Service Lasker Awards will be announced on September 19th! #LaskerAwards #Lasker2024

The Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award, America’s premier biomedical research prize, is given for a fundamental discovery that opens a new area of biomedical science. What breakthroughs will be recognized next? #LaskerAward #Lasker2024

Glaucoma, the leading cause of blindness, results from degeneration of retinal ganglion cells and their axons. A recent study illuminates a key targetable pathway (a stimulator of interferon genes signaling) underlying this cancer's pathogenesis. ow.ly/efEZ50TaGxL

The APSA Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium (SEMSS) at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN will be held on September 21-22nd. Register by 11:59PM CST to attend: southeasternmdphd.org

The Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award is given to honor outstanding work towards the understanding, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and cure of disease. What breakthroughs will be recognized next? #LaskerAward #Lasker2024

The Lasker Public Service Award is given to honor outstanding work in public health through policy, public education, advocacy, and/or public health practice. Read about the extraordinary work of the previous winners: ow.ly/RmE250SKhqo #Lasker2024

Is there a biophysical principle of gradient formation to shape animal body plans? Using single-molecule imaging, scientists determined how the signaling molecule Sonic Hedgehog diffuses, providing a model for the formation of long distance gradients. ow.ly/2V5Q50T972F

In just 2 weeks, the winners of the 2024 Basic, Clinical, and Public Service Lasker Awards will be announced! #LaskerAwards #Lasker2024 Learn about the past 75 years of the Lasker Foundation in this short video: ow.ly/krPA50SMBXv

Born #OTD, #LaskerLaureate Susumu Tonegawa was recognized for his brilliant work that elucidated the genetic basis of #antibody diversity. ow.ly/Eset50FTBnp What breakthroughs will be recognized next? Find out on September 19th!

A neurological basis for ‘love blindness’? In male fruit flies, a dopamine-governed filter mechanism reduces visual threat perception as courtship progresses, allowing male flies to focus when they are close to copulation. ow.ly/TX9N50TeB9m Carolina Rezaval Uni of Birmingham

10 years ago, Alim Louis Benabid and Mahlon Delong won the Clinical #LaskerAward for #DeepBrainStimulation, a surgical technique that reduces tremors in patients with #ParkinsonsDisease. ow.ly/NAAl30ovZ23 What scientific advances will be recognized next?