The Asian Scientist 100
Masashi Yanagisawa
Institution
University of Tsukuba
Country
Japan
Field
Biomedical Sciences
Yanagisawa was awarded the 2023 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for discovering that narcolepsy is caused by an individual losing a small population of brain-cells that produce a wake-promoting substance.
(Photo: International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine )
AWARDS
- 2023 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
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