Contributing physician
Emmanuel Mignot, MD, PhD
Craig Reynolds Professor of Sleep Medicine; Director, Stanford Center for Narcolepsy
Stanford Medicine
His source record identifies narcolepsy, sleep medicine, hypocretin, and sleep genetics as his areas of knowledge.
Areas of expertise
- Narcolepsy
- Sleep medicine
- Hypocretin
- Sleep genetics
Professional biography
Emmanuel Mignot, MD, PhD, is the Craig Reynolds Professor of Sleep Medicine at Stanford Medicine and directs the Stanford Center for Narcolepsy. Stanford credits his research with establishing the biological cause of narcolepsy; he is a laureate of the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences and a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine.
Education and training
- MD, Université Paris V (René Descartes), 1984
- Master in Biochemistry, Pierre and Marie Curie University, 1981
- DEA Molecular Pharmacology & Biology, Paris VI, 1982
- DEA Neuropsychopharmacology, Paris VII, 1985
- PhD (Biology), Paris VI, 1986
- Psychiatry Doctorate, Paris V, 1989
- École Normale Supérieure (Ulm), 1979–1984
- Internship, Necker Enfants Malades Hospital, 1984
- Residency, Necker Enfants Malades Hospital, 1989
- Fellowship, Department of Psychiatry, Stanford, 1996
- Board certification, Sleep Medicine, ABSM, 1990
Professional experience
Craig Reynolds Professor of Sleep Medicine, Stanford; Professor by courtesy of Genetics and of Neurology; Director, Stanford Center for Narcolepsy since 1989; on the Stanford faculty since 1988, full professor since 2001; National Academy of Sciences (2012); Breakthrough Prize (2023).
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