Congratulations 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. 🧪
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@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.socialCongratulations to 2026 #LaskerAward winners Kunihiro Hattori, Tomoyuki Igawa & Takehisa Kitazawa! For invention of a bispecific antibody that joins blood clotting Factors IX and X, restoring deficient Factor VIII activity in #hemophilia A and preventing severe bleeding in this genetic disorder. 🧪
@laskerfdn.bsky.socialCongratulations to 2026 #LaskerAward winners Emmanuel Mignot and Masashi Yanagisawa! For identification of orexin, a brain peptide that maintains wakefulness, and the discovery that orexin deficiency causes uncontrolled sleep in #narcolepsy — revealing a key insight into the nature of sleep. 🧪
@drclairepomeroy.bsky.social🥁 Drumroll, please! Our 2026 #LaskerAward winners are:
Basic: Emmanuel Mignot & Masashi Yanagisawa
Clinical: Kunihiro Hattori, Tomoyuki Igawa & Takehisa Kitazawa
Public Service: Michael J. Fox
Congratulations to these amazing champions of medical research! 🧪Learn more: http://Laskerfoundation.org.
@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
http://Laskerfoundation.org
@pnas.orgPNAS and Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation partner to celebrate this year's remarkable #LaskerAward winners as we spotlight groundbreaking contributions to medical research. Read the announcement:
https://ow.ly/zrj850ZKNfC
#LaskerLaureate #LaskerFDN
@pnasnexus.orgProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation partner to celebrate this year's remarkable #LaskerAward winners as we spotlight groundbreaking contributions to medical research. Read the announcement:
https://ow.ly/fYwm50ZKLFE
#LaskerLaureate #LaskerFDN
@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
@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
@drclairepomeroy.bsky.socialIn 2025, the #LaskerAward program recognized discoveries that exposed the structures and functions of low-complexity domains, the development of a triple-drug therapy for cystic fibrosis, and a pioneering approach to bacterial cell biology and national leadership. 🧪
@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/
@laskerfdn.bsky.socialDonald Pinkel of St. Jude was born #OTD 100 years ago. 🧪
❤️🩹 Pinkel won a Clinical Medical Research #LaskerAward in 1972 for advancing the treatment of leukemia with combination chemotherapy: http://ow.ly/jpar30lGpsf
@laskerfdn.bsky.socialMichael E. DeBakey, the #LaskerLaureate for whom the Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award is named, was born #OTD in 1908.🏆
DeBakey was a trailblazer, a medical statesman, & a master surgeon: https://ow.ly/TGZA50ZBySo
Who will take home a #LaskerAward this year? Find out on Wednesday! 🧪
@laskerfdn.bsky.socialSusumu Tonegawa was born #OTD in 1939.
🧬 Tonegawa was recognized with a Basic Medical Research #LaskerAward in 1987 for his work that elucidated the genetic basis of antibody diversity: https://ow.ly/xQTJ50ZBZV9
What breakthroughs will be recognized next? Find out on Wednesday, Sept 9th! 🧪
@laskerfdn.bsky.socialF. MacFarlane Burnet was born #OTD in 1899.
🧪 Burnet received a Basic Medical Research #LaskerAward in 1952 for fundamentally changing our understanding of viruses, and discovering that disparate viruses are able to combine and give rise to new viruses: http://ow.ly/mRzg50FTnVB