@pnas.orgEmmanuel Mignot & Masashi Yanagisawa receive the 2026 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award for discoveries linking orexin, wakefulness & narcolepsy. Read the PNAS Perspective:
https://ow.ly/YhV950ZM2p0
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@pnasnexus.orgEmmanuel Mignot & Masashi Yanagisawa receive a 2026 #LaskerAward for discoveries linking orexin, wakefulness & narcolepsy. Read the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Perspective: https://ow.ly/7TUm50ZM2ij
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@pnasnexus.orgWe’re proud to partner with Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation to honor this year’s Lasker Award recipients! Explore articles celebrating their groundbreaking contributions to science and medicine. Learn more: https://ow.ly/5CI750ZM1UC
@pnas.orgWe’re proud to partner with Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation to honor this year’s Lasker Award recipients! Explore articles celebrating their groundbreaking contributions to science and medicine. Learn more: https://ow.ly/Si2H50ZM1QN
@laskerfdn.bsky.socialThe 2026 Clinical Medical Research #LaskerAward honors Kunihiro Hattori, Takehisa Kitazawa, and Tomoyuki Igawa for their invention of a bispecific antibody that treats hemophilia A by preventing uncontrolled bleeding. Read how their antibody works: https://ow.ly/2Psi50ZLAfB
@laskerfdn.bsky.socialThe 2026 Basic Medical Research #LaskerAward honors Emmanuel Mignot and Masashi Yanagisawa for discovering orexin, a brain peptide that maintains wakefulness, and for showing that its absence causes narcolepsy. Learn more: https://ow.ly/I1V450ZLA1p
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@laskerfdn.bsky.socialMichael J. Fox has championed basic and translational research on #ParkinsonsDisease, “funneling billions of dollars in funding, engaging and educating patients and advocates throughout research and development,” Prashant Nair writes in @PNAS.org. See full QnA: ow.ly/yCOT50ZLzlV
!["I think the greatest significance [of receiving this award] is that it’s premised on our efforts
to unite the worldwide Parkinson’s research ecosystem—the
researchers and clinicians on the frontlines of cure hunting and the patients and families who critically inform that mission. I share this honor with all of them.” [Quote in white and gold text paired with a headshot of Michael J. Fox.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:rwlgqcdor35eg4ad7fq256dp/bafkreiagihlehpplkgbsnogejhfo6mmwn2ovvrxxsjsts5mpt6mugclhre@png)
@laskerfdn.bsky.social“More than a decade of work led to a dual-targeting antibody mimic of a blood clotting protein to treat hemophilia A. Three scientists received a #LaskerAward for their efforts,” The Scientist reports.
@laskerfdn.bsky.socialTwo researchers, Emmanuel Mignot and Masashi Yanagisawa, have won the prestigious Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award. “Their findings laid the groundwork for a new drug that addresses [narcolepsy’s] root cause,” The New York Times reports.
@laskerfdn.bsky.social“Their collective research efforts demonstrate how imagination, determination, & multidisciplinary scientific research come together to improve patients’ lives,” William Pao writes of the Clinical Medical Research Lasker Award winners in
@pnas.org. 🧪
@drclairepomeroy.bsky.social🧪 @pnas.org has partnered with Lasker to celebrate each year’s award winners, bringing you written perspectives. From these, you’ll learn about the inspiring history and significance of the 2026 #LaskerAward winners’ work.
@laskerfdn.bsky.socialWant to learn more about our six #LaskerAward winners Emmanuel Mignot, Masashi Yanagisawa, Kunihiro Hattori, Tomoyuki Igawa, Takehisa Kitazawa, and Michael J. Fox? Visit our website at www.laskerfoundation.org.
@laskerfdn.bsky.socialHow does the brain peptide orexin maintain wakefulness?
🧪In an astounding experimental intersection, Emmanuel Mignot of Stanford Medicine and Masashi Yanagisawa of the University of Tsukuba revealed a key insight into the nature of sleep.
@laskerfdn.bsky.socialCongratulations to 2026 Public Service #LaskerAward winner Michael J. Fox! For empowering patients’ voices and accelerating research to find improved therapies and a cure for #ParkinsonsDisease. 🧪
@laskerfdn.bsky.social🏆 Congratulations to this year’s #LaskerAward winners!
Basic: Emmanuel Mignot & Masashi Yanagisawa
Clinical: Kunihiro Hattori, Tomoyuki Igawa & Takehisa Kitazawa
Public Service: Michael J. Fox
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@laskerfdn.bsky.socialAnd the final countdown begins! The 2026 #LaskerAward winners will be announced in 30 minutes (8:00 a.m. ET).
🌟 Stay tuned to find out which breakthroughs will be recognized this year: https://laskerfoundation.org
@laskerfdn.bsky.socialFor over 75 years, the Lasker Awards have highlighted the importance of #BiomedicalResearch for improving human health.
🧪 What breakthroughs will be recognized this year? Find out tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. ET. #Lasker2026
@drclairepomeroy.bsky.socialIn less than 12 hours, we’ll reveal the 2026 #LaskerAward winners. Once again, our recipients and their work embody incredible breakthroughs and achievements in medical research excellence and advocacy. I can’t wait to share their stories with you.
@drclairepomeroy.bsky.socialNow, I’m eagerly awaiting our announcement of the #Lasker2026 winners this Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. ET. Please check our website then to be among the first to know who the 2026 winners are! laskerfoundation.org
@laskerfdn.bsky.socialThe 2026 Basic, Clinical, and Special Achievement #LaskerAward winners will be revealed tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. ET! #Lasker2026
Read about last year’s winners: https://laskerfoundation.org/winners/2025-winners/
