President & CEO @Project_Sleep, Author of Wide Awake & Dreaming: A Memoir of #Narcolepsy, #MedX Scholar, #TEDx Speaker, @BrownUniversity @BCLaw Alum.

Los Angeles, CA
Joined January 2010
ちなみにラスカー賞の柳沢先生から睡眠科学の未来に関するプレゼンで感謝されたのは私です😂 2019年から7年先の未来で世界初のオレキシン作動薬
.@Tatsu_Fujimoto thanked by Dr. Yanagisawa in his presentation on the future if sleep science! #worldsleep2019
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Today in 🤯 science: A team led by @Sergiu_P_Pasca engineered mice to be missing a large swath of their brains. Next, they transplanted human brain organoids, which grew and filled in the void. They're still mice, but with a human-dominated cortex. nytimes.com/2026/09/16/scien…
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Fast-forward to today - after a lot of time, advocacy, failure, chemistry - there's now a first narcolepsy drug that mimics the missing ingredient in narcolepsy, orexin, and many following behind. 🎁 link: nytimes.com/2026/09/09/scien…
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A reflection on getting older: When I was starting out in journalism, I met @RemRunner. She was super self-possessed, high-achieving - and she had only recently been diagnosed with narcolepsy. I wrote a story about the idea (then kinda fanciful) of creating a targeted drug.
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Huge news! @US_FDA approved #Takeda's ORZEYFUL (oveporexton) today, making it the first #orexin agonist approved for adults living w/ #narcolepsy type 1 in the US. The approval marks a significant advancement in neuroscience and #sleep medicine project-sleep.com/orzeyful-f…
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🎸 Wow, JACK BLACK @jackblack is rocking #sleepapnea awareness by joining our #SleepApneaLetsFaceIt campaign today! Thank you, Jack Black for elevating our efforts to new heights! Learn more and join us in flipping the script on sleep apnea stigma: project-sleep.com/sleep-apne…
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Replying to @RemRunner
Ooof. It’s like they mated hypersomnia and narcolepsy to make a Hollywood stigma baby.
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WATCH: Day 2 of #AxiosHouse at SXSW is live! Tune in to hear conversations looking at the role of media in shaping society's approach to health and wellness. xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1MKgNgbBD…
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September 22, 2025, marks the 7th annual #WorldNarcolepsyDay, a day dedicated to raising awareness about narcolepsy on a global scale. 🏅 Today, we honor the incredible #narcolepsy community. Learn more: project-sleep.com/world-narc…
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Happy #WorldNarcolepsyDay today 9/22! We are so grateful for an amazing community of people living with #narcolepsy, supporters, scientists, doctors, and industry partners—we can break down barriers together! Get involved: project-sleep.com/world-narc…
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First Colbert, now Kimmel. Last-minute settlements, secret side deals, multi-billion dollar mergers pending Donald Trump's approval. Trump silencing free speech stifles our democracy. It sure looks like giant media companies are enabling his authoritarianism.
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"He's so personable & it's just refreshing to see that there's a human that is willing to put others before himself & also understand that this isn't about party-line politics. It's about people." @RobSandIA in Davenport last night. #IAgov qctimes.com/news/local/gover…
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New study this week again confirms: permanent Standard Time—not permanent Daylight Saving Time—is best.
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This aged well.
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Trump’s use of the military and federal law enforcement to try to intimidate his political opponents is yet another dangerous step towards authoritarianism. This is an attempt to advance a playbook from the despots he admires in Russia and North Korea.
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