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Emmanuel Mignot is the Craig Reynolds Professor of Sleep Medicine at Stanford Medical School, where he directs the Stanford Center for Sleep Sciences and Medicine. His career spans molecular pharmacology, clinical neuroscience, and sleep medicine, with a focus on narcolepsy and autoimmune sleep disorders.
- Born: 1959 in Paris, France
- Education:
- Science Doctorate in Molecular Pharmacology, Université Pierre and Marie Curie
- Medical Degree, Necker-Enfants Malades, Université René Descartes
- École Normale Supérieure (Ulm) alumnus
Mignot's research interests center on narcolepsy's autoimmune etiology, hypocretin/orexin biology, genetic susceptibility (HLA DQB1*06:02, DNMT1 mutations), and sleep-wake regulation. He pioneered understanding how H1N1 influenza and vaccinations trigger narcolepsy through molecular mimicry.
His scientific contributions include over 200 publications, with recent work applying machine learning to sleep staging, proteomics in sleep apnea biomarkers, and genetic risk mapping across neurodegenerative conditions. Collaborative studies span pediatrics, neuroimaging, and autonomic dysfunction.
Scientific Awards include the 2023 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, McKnight Neuroscience Award, and membership in the National Academy of Sciences (IOM). He chaired NIH advisory boards and served on editorial boards of premier sleep journals.
Laboratory integrates genetics, proteomics, and AI for sleep research, mentoring postdocs and clinical researchers. Current projects explore orexin-based therapies, deep learning sleep models, and epigenetic mechanisms in ataxia-narcolepsy syndromes.
