Emmanuel Mignot

Premios

1. 2023

   Premio Breakthrough — Ciencias de la vida

   Biología

   for discovering that narcolepsy is caused by the loss of a small population of brain cells that make a wake-promoting substance, paving the way for the development of new treatments for sleep disorders..

2. 2026

   Premio Lasker — Premio Albert Lasker de Investigación Médica Básica

   Biología

   For identification of orexin, a brain peptide that maintains wakefulness, and discovery that orexin deficiency causes uncontrolled sleep in narcolepsy