James Chen, a professor of microbiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has won a Lasker Award for his discovery of an ...

Three scientists are honored for developing a class of blockbuster weight-loss drugs. Is a Nobel prize on the way?

One of the researchers described the circumstances that led to the discovery as “serendipity.” This year’s prestigious Lasker ...

Harvard Medical School professor Joel F. Habener won the 2024 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award for his work on ...

GLP-1 based drugs are transforming the treatment of obesity and opening up new avenues for addressing heart disease, ...

Six individuals have received this year's Lasker Awards in the areas of basic research, clinical research, and public service ...

James Chen of UT Southwestern Medical Center wins an award for his research into cGAS. (UT Southwestern Medical Center/Lasker ...

Three scientists were recognized by the Lasker Awards for their work on the GLP-1 hormone. Others were honored for work to ...

Lasker Awards recognized discoveries in immunology, therapeutics for obesity, and global contributions to the fight against ...

One of this year's coveted Lasker Awards has gone to Zhijian "James" Chen, a scientist behind a key immune-system discovery.

China-born scientist Chen Zhijian is among the winners of this year’s Lasker Awards, a top American prize for medicine and public health research that has gained a reputation for identifying ...