2026Lasker Medical Research Awards
The Lasker Awards are the most prestigious biomedical honors in the United States. Officially named the Albert Lasker Medical Research Awards, they rank second only to the Nobel Prize in the medical field, recognizing scientists, physicians and public service professionals who have made exceptional contributions to medicine.
Originally, the Lasker Awards comprised three categories: Basic Medical Research Award, Clinical Medical Research Award and Public Service Award. A Special Achievement Award was introduced later. The first two categories exclusively honor scientists, and their recipients frequently go on to win the Nobel Prize within the following several years, earning the Lasker Awards the reputation as a "bellwether for the Nobel Prize" in the medical community. The Lasker Awards also serve as a chronological record of advances in global biomedical research.
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| NO. | Award Recipient | Citation | Source Link | Institution | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emmanuel Mignot | 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 | https://laskerfoundation.org/winners/orexin-a-brain-peptide-that-maintains-wakefulness/ | Stanford University School of Medicine | Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award |
| 2 | 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 | https://laskerfoundation.org/winners/orexin-a-brain-peptide-that-maintains-wakefulness/ | University of Tsukuba | Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award |
| 3 | 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 | https://laskerfoundation.org/winners/bispecific-antibody-for-treating-hemophilia-a/#c223f828e4ac2dae8 | Chugai Pharmaceutical | Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award |
| 4 | Kunihiro Hattori | 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 | https://laskerfoundation.org/winners/bispecific-antibody-for-treating-hemophilia-a/#c223f828e4ac2dae8 | Chugai Pharmaceutical | Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award |
| 5 | Tomoyuki Igawa | 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 | https://laskerfoundation.org/winners/bispecific-antibody-for-treating-hemophilia-a/#c223f828e4ac2dae8 | Chugai Pharmaceutical | Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award |
| 6 | Michael J. Fox | For empowering patients’ voices and accelerating research to find improved therapies and a cure for Parkinson’s disease | https://laskerfoundation.org/winners/parkinsons-disease-research-advocacy/#3d083e8d248339a1d | The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research | Lasker~Bloomberg Public Service Award |
