Hegemann was born on Dec 11, 1954 in Münster, Germany and attended @mpibiochem.bsky.social. He's currently the Senior Research Chair for Neurosciences and a professor of Experimental Biophysics @humboldtuni.bsky.social. 🧪
@laskerfdn.bsky.social!["Progress in science to some extent depends upon risky decisions of individuals. At times the results of these decisions can only be appreciated later in one's career." [Portrait of Lasker Laureate and 2026 Nobel Prize recipient Peter Hegemann with a quote about science progress relying on risky decisions by individuals.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:rwlgqcdor35eg4ad7fq256dp/bafkreighlzq7w57ptut5vgxliu4slihqcrzdiz6ief7czplsfoyufwbf74@png)
@laskerfdn.bsky.socialHegemann was born on Dec 11, 1954 in Münster, Germany and attended @mpibiochem.bsky.social. He's currently the Senior Research Chair for Neurosciences and a professor of Experimental Biophysics @humboldtuni.bsky.social. 🧪
@laskerfdn.bsky.socialDeisseroth was born in Boston on Nov 18, 1971 and is a graduate of @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social. Today, he serves as the D.H. Chen Foundation Professor of Bioengineering and a professor of psychiatry & behavioral sciences at @stanford.edu and @hhmi-science.bsky.social.🧪
!["The process of science truly brings the many faces of humanity together." [Portrait of Lasker Laureate and 2026 Nobel Prize recipient Karl Deisseroth with a quote about science uniting humanity, from his 2021 Lasker Award acceptance speech.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:rwlgqcdor35eg4ad7fq256dp/bafkreihxm3cu6h2s43w7taysjuizedvpndo4ghwtyrr2wnt3yvyaufw4nm@png)
@laskerfdn.bsky.social#LaskerLaureate Kunihiro Hattori realized in high school that “Living only for myself is meaningless. I wanted to become someone who makes a difference in society,” he said in his 2026 Clinical Medical Research Award acceptance speech. 🧪
🏆 Read about the Award: https://ow.ly/Xjol50ZSUKP
@laskerfdn.bsky.socialOptogenetics is a revolutionary technology that uses light-sensitive microbial proteins to explore how the brain works. #LaskerLaureate #NobelPrize
🧪 Learn more:
@laskerfdn.bsky.socialRobert G. Edwards was born #OTD.
Edwards became a #LaskerLaureate in 2001 for developing in vitro fertilization, a technology that revolutionized treatment for infertility. Millions of babies have been conceived through IVF, but developing it took decades.
🧪 Edwards shares the seminal research:
@laskerfdn.bsky.socialAmerican actor, activist, and #LaskerLaureate Christopher Reeve was born #OTD. ❤️🩹
Reeve was recognized with the Public Service Award in 2003 for his perceptive, sustained, and heroic advocacy for medical research. “I truly believe that nothing is impossible,” he told us in an interview. 🧪 Listen:
@laskerfdn.bsky.socialLasker has partnered with @pnas.org to celebrate our 2026 Awardees. #LaskerLaureate Jeffrey M. Friedman writes, “In an extraordinary convergence, Emmanuel Mignot & Masashi Yanagisawa employed 2 entirely different approaches to establish the pathogenesis of narcolepsy, a devastating sleep disorder.”🧪
@laskerfdn.bsky.socialHappy birthday, Lauren Gardner! 🧪
Gardner is a 2022 #LaskerLaureate, recognized for the creation of the COVID-19 Dashboard. The Dashboard wasn’t only instrumental during the pandemic—it set a new standard for disseminating authoritative #PublicHealth data: https://ow.ly/68kL50PGZWT
@laskerfdn.bsky.social🧪 Research gets personal: during his Clinical Medical Award acceptance speech, #LaskerLaureate Tomoyuki Igawa shared a profound, intimate moment that influenced his pursuit of a treatment for hemophilia A.
🎞️ Watch here.
@pnasnexus.orgMeet the 2026 #LaskerAward recipients, recognized for their groundbreaking contributions to science and medicine. In partnership with the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation, PNAS highlights the work of this year’s recipients. Explore now: https://ow.ly/WXGR50ZParx
@pnas.orgMeet the 2026 #LaskerAward recipients, recognized for their groundbreaking contributions to science and medicine. In partnership with Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation, PNAS highlights the work of this year’s recipients. Explore the collection: https://ow.ly/X75b50ZPafm
@laskerfdn.bsky.social#LaskerLaureate Takehisa Kitazawa says he has “encountered multiple drug discovery challenges” in his career. But failure, Kitazawa reminds us during his 2026 Clinical Medical Award acceptance speech, is a necessary step toward success. 🧪
!["Repeating failure is the best path to success, I believe.” [Takehisa Kitazawa smiles in a gray suit, paired with a quote about failure being the best path to success from his 2026 Lasker Award speech.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:rwlgqcdor35eg4ad7fq256dp/bafkreiezd23sidv4eckhjbzpsgc4q45pib5q6yzmrlfofjnk2nqwolxwvu@jpeg)
@laskerfdn.bsky.socialFrom playing with LEGO blocks as a child to riding a bicycle through the Himalayas: During his 2026 Clinical Medical Award acceptance speech, #LaskerLaureate Tomoyuki Igawa shares how challenges outside of research have helped influence him as a scientist.
@laskerfdn.bsky.socialIn his #Lasker2026 acceptance speech, #LaskerLaureate Masashi Yanagisawa credits his father for pursuing biology & basic research—a move that would eventually lead to Yanagisawa & his team’s “unexpected, serendipitous discovery that orexin-deficient mice suffer from the sleep disorder narcolepsy.” 🧪
!["When I was finishing high school, my father,
who was an engineer-turned-surgeon, told me, ‘This is the age of biology; if you are interested at all in biology, it would not be a bad idea to go to medical school to do basic research.’ It is because of those thoughtful words that I am who I am today.” [Portrait of Masashi Yanagisawa in a blue suit and glasses beside a quote about his father's advice on biology and medical research.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:rwlgqcdor35eg4ad7fq256dp/bafkreicjhmnqd57ra75rwjeorpwcr2ix4pimuaixkk4jl6cbjq57b2baou@jpeg)
@pnas.orgFor 26 years, Lasker Jury Chair Joseph L. Goldstein has explored the intersection of science and art in annual essays. This year, he reflects on “Reimagination in art and science.” Read the PNAS Perspective:
https://ow.ly/6zWH50ZNVmR
#Lasker2026 #LaskerLaureate Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation
@pnasnexus.orgFor 26 years, Lasker Jury Chair Joseph L. Goldstein has explored the intersection of science and art in annual essays. This year, he reflects on “Reimagination in art and science.” Read the #PNAS Perspective:
https://ow.ly/AoKS50ZNW5i
#Lasker2026 #LaskerLaureate Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation
@pnasnexus.orgThe 2026 Lasker~Bloomberg Public Service Award honors Michael J. Fox for empowering patients’ voices and accelerating research toward improved therapies and a cure for Parkinson’s disease. Read the QnA: https://ow.ly/P8WA50ZNuoE
#Lasker2026 #LaskerLaureate Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation
@pnas.orgThe 2026 Lasker~Bloomberg Public Service Award honors Michael J. Fox for empowering patients’ voices and accelerating research toward improved therapies and a cure for Parkinson’s disease. Read the QnA: https://ow.ly/SpxC50ZNtZH
#Lasker2026 #LaskerLaureate Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation
@pnas.orgThe 2026 Lasker~Bloomberg Public Service Award honors Michael J. Fox for advancing Parkinson’s research through his foundation. Randy Schekman reflects on his impact in a PNAS Perspective: https://ow.ly/TLef50ZMCu5
@pnasnexus.orgThe 2026 Lasker~Bloomberg Award honors Michael J. Fox for advancing Parkinson’s research through his foundation. Randy Schekman reflects on his impact in a Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Perspective: https://ow.ly/sErk50ZMCUr