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Michael J. Fox, who recently returned to acting on ‘Shrinking,’ received the 2026 Public Service #LaskerAward for empowering patients’ voices and accelerating research to find improved therapies and a cure for #ParkinsonsDisease. ❤️‍🩹

🧪Learn more about Fox’s work: https://ow.ly/hKPb5102sYl
"I thought this was really a chance to make a difference, to do something beyond just being entertaining." [Portrait of Michael J. Fox with a quote about making a difference beyond entertainment, alongside the Lasker Foundation logo.]
November 2, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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💡 What better calling is there than science?

🧪 Learn more about Emmanuel Mignot and Masashi Yanasigawa, our 2026 Basic Medical Research #LaskerAward winners: https://ow.ly/LeG250ZSVcc
“I have always been fascinated by science. My reason is simple: It works. Nature calls upon us to explore the reality of our universe. What better calling is there?” [Emmanuel Mignot holding his 2026 Winged Victory Lasker Award statuette, smiling in a suit and tie at the Awards Luncheon on September 17.]
October 29, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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For Michael J. Fox, the recognition that comes w/ receiving the 2026 Public Service #LaskerAward “belongs to a much larger community,” he says.

🧪 #ICYMI, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences' QnA w/ Fox & Debi Brooks, cofounder of the Michael J. Fox Foundation: https://ow.ly/pOfL50ZSV2W
"Patient involvement in advocacy, getting them to go to Washington, to be involved in conversations about funding, that was a major thing. And it just became unstoppable.” [Michael J. Fox seated in a suit and tie, smiling at the 2026 Lasker Awards Luncheon on September 17, alongside a quote about patient advocacy and funding.]
October 13, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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#ICYMI: Michael J. Fox received a #LaskerAward for his work fighting Parkinson’s. “[I knew] my name could attract attention to help us achieve our goals faster. I also have this disease. I know the issues & I share my community’s sense of urgency,” he told People Magazine in an exclusive interview🧪
Michael J. Fox Says Life With Parkinson’s Has ‘Gotten Harder Over the Years’ But ‘I’m Bringing Everything I Got’ For a Cure (Exclusive)
Michael J. Fox says he is bringing everything he has to help cure Parkinson’s as the Lasker Foundation honors his advocacy and research work.
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October 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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“I’m probably the first high school-dropout to sit on this stage,” 2026 Public Service Award winner Michael J. Fox says during his #LaskerAward acceptance speech. Fox reflects on his journey from founding the Fox Foundation in 2000 to the ongoing fight to “defeat Parkinson’s & all brain diseases.”🧪
September 28, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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At a time when MAHA is selling thinly-disguised eugenics, implying sick and disabled people are weak and deserve scorn, it is especially valuable that Michael J Fox is speaking publicly.

Good for him
September 28, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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“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. 🧪

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September 28, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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Happy 92nd birthday, Clay M. Armstrong! 🎂

🧪 Armstrong of the University of Pennsylvania won a Basic Medical Research #LaskerAward in 1999 for his studies of the function and structure of ion channels. Read more: http://ow.ly/xduD30lRPtK
September 26, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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🎥 Watch for an explainer of the science behind the 2026 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award.

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Unlocking a Secret to Sleep and Wakefulness
The 2026 Lasker Basic Medical Research Award honors 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.
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September 25, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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“The discovery of orexins & their link to narcolepsy became central for understanding sleep–wake regulation itself.” 🧪Sebastiaan Overeem & Birgitte R. Kornum report in @nejm.org on the pivotal roles that #LaskerAward winners Mignot & Yanagisawa had in the discovery of orexin:
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Overview of the Orexin Peptide System and Its Role in Narcolepsy. Panel A shows the orexin system, which consists of two neuropeptides produced in the lateral hypothalamus and two G-protein–coupled receptors expressed in most areas of the brain. Projections in a midsagittal schematic of the rodent brain are depicted. Panel B shows deficiency of orexin signaling leading to narcolepsy symptoms in both dogs and rodents. Panel C shows that human patients with narcolepsy lack orexin peptides in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), which has led to a reliable diagnostic test. The deficiency is caused by an autoimmune pathogenetic mechanism that has not yet been fully elucidated. As shown in Panel D, the first dual orexin receptor antagonist was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2014 for the treatment of insomnia.
September 24, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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🧪 Here, Flora Peyvandi writes how Kunihiro Hattori, Tomoyuki Igawa, and Takehisa Kitazawa developed a prophylactic therapy for hemophilia A, for which they won a #LaskerAward: buff.ly/GYmrihW
Panels A, B, and C summarize the key features of the nonclinical discovery research and clinical use of emicizumab, a humanized bispecific monoclonal antibody. After its engineering and improvement, emicizumab (originally called ACE910) was developed for subcutaneous prophylaxis with dose administration every week, every 2 weeks, or every 4 weeks. Panel D illustrates the mechanism of action of emicizumab, which simultaneously binds activated factor IX (factor IXa) and factor X, functionally replacing the cofactor activity of factor VIIIa. By bridging factor IXa and factor X, emicizumab promotes activation of factor X, which results in thrombin generation and restoration of effective hemostasis.
September 24, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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1958 #LaskerAward winner Theodore Puck was born #OTD. 🧪

🔬Puck’s highly imaginative investigations made it possible to cultivate single mammalian cell types, opening new possibilities for biomedical research. Find out more: http://ow.ly/Ph9W50KkWp5
Lasker graphic in dark blue featuring a portrait of Theodore Puck, honored for pioneering methods in culturing living mammalian cells for research in nutrition, growth, genetics, and mutation, set against a transparent image of mammalian cells under the microscope in red, green, and blue.
September 24, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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#ICYMI: We celebrated our 2026 Lasker Laureates last week. 🧪

📸 Take a look at some photos from our #LaskerAward ceremony in New York City:
Group portrait of nine professionals, including the six 2026 Lasker Laureates and Lasker President Claire Pomeroy, posing at a Foundation event with branded backdrop. Basic Medical Research Lasker Award winners Masashi Yanagisawa and Emmanuel Mignot in suits, smiling and holding Lasker Foundation award statuettes in front of a branded backdrop. Lasker President Claire Pomeroy, dressed in a blue pantsuit, applauds the three Clinical Medical Research Lasker Award winners standing beside her at a Lasker Foundation award ceremony with floral decorations. Michael Bloomberg and Michael J. Fox, dressed in formal attire, stand indoors and smile at the camera.
September 23, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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#ICYMI: We celebrated our 2026 #LaskerAward winners last week in New York City! 🎉

🧪 A big congratulations to our Basic Award winners Masashi Yanagisawa and Emmanuel Mignot, Clinical Award winners Tomoyuki Igawa, Takehisa Kitazawa, and Kunihiro Hattori, & Public Service Award winner Michael J. Fox.
Group portrait of nine professionals, including the six 2026 Lasker Award winners, posing at the Lasker Foundation Awards Acceptance Event on Thursday, September 17 with branded backdrop. Basic Medical Research Award winners Masashi Yanagisawa and Emmanuel Mignot in suits smiling and holding Lasker Foundation winged victory statuettes against a branded backdrop. Clinical Medical Research Award winners Takehisa Kitazawa, Kunihiro Hattori, and Tomoyuki Igawa in suits smiling and joining hands at the Lasker Foundation Awards Luncheon event with branded backdrop. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, recipient of the 2009 Public Service Award and Michael J. Fox, recipient of the 2026 Public Service Award, standing indoors and smiling at the Lasker Awards Luncheon event.
September 23, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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🎞️ Watch for an explainer of the science behind the 2026 Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research award.

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A Bispecific Antibody to Treat Hemophilia A
The 2026 Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award honors Kunihiro Hattori, Tomoyuki Igawa, and 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.
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September 22, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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The 2026 Clinical Medical Research #LaskerAward honors three scientists for the invention of a bispecific antibody that restores deficient Factor VIII activity in hemophilia A. It’s an extraordinary example of the ability of science to improve patient care. 🧪 via NEJM.org: https://ow.ly/Moz450ZNZ8x
Figure 1 from the study "Reengineering Coagulation with a Bispecific Antibody" in the New England Journal of Medicine, which depicts the engineering of the drug emicizumab for hemophilia A.
September 22, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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During his #LaskerAward acceptance speech, Michael J. Fox called on the audience to “urge your professional societies, research institutes, health systems and policymakers to support investment that will defeat PD and brain disease.”

🧪More on the Public Service Award:
https://ow.ly/TWZK50ZPK8L
“I accept this award on behalf of the millions who are helping make the seemingly impossible inevitable. Please join us.” [Michael J. Fox seated in a black suit and a blue tie delivering his 2026 Lasker Award acceptance speech with a quote about collective effort in medical progress.]
September 21, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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💡What better calling is there than science?

🧪 Learn more about Emmanuel Mignot and Masashi Yanasigawa, our 2026 Basic Medical Research #LaskerAward winners: https://ow.ly/NH8Z50ZPgZF
"Like many of you, I have always been fascinated by science. My reason is simple. It works. Nature calls upon us to explore the reality of our universe. What better calling is there?” [Emmanuel Mignot sitting on a stool holding his small pet dog, with a quote about science and exploration from his 2026 Lasker Award acceptance speech.]
September 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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“I’m probably the first high school-dropout to sit on this stage,” 2026 Public Service Award winner Michael J. Fox says during his #LaskerAward acceptance speech. Fox reflects on his journey from founding the Fox Foundation in 2000 to the ongoing fight to “defeat Parkinson’s & all brain diseases.”🧪
September 18, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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How wonderful it was to celebrate our 2026 #LaskerAward winners yesterday! 🎉

Pictured top left to bottom right:
Masashi Yanagisawa, Emmanuel Mignot, Tomoyuki Igawa, Takehisa Kitazawa, Michael J. Fox, and Kunihiro Hattori.

🧪 Learn more about them and their work:
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September 18, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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Meet 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

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September 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Meet 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

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September 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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From 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.

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September 17, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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Always a privilege to share opening remarks at our #LaskerAward ceremony.

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September 17, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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#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. 🧪

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"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.]
September 17, 2026 at 8:40 PM