Masashi Yanagisawa

American medical scientist
Person human Q11534409
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Summary

Masashi Yanagisawa was born on May 25, 1960[1], in Nerima[2]. He has worked as a medical researcher[3], physician[4], managing director[5], and professor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,688 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Japan[8]
  • Employer: University of Tsukuba[9], University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center[10], Howard Hughes Medical Institute[11], 国際統合睡眠医科学研究機構[12]
  • Educated at: University of Tsukuba[13], Musashi Junior & Senior High School[14]
  • Notable work: endothelin[15], orexin[16]
  • Award received: Asahi Prize[17], Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Cardiovascular Research[18], Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Cardiovascular Research[19], Keio Medical Science Prize[20], Clarivate Citation Laureates[21], John J. Abel Award[22], Medal with Purple Ribbon[23], Person of Cultural Merit[24], Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences[25]
  • Member of: National Academy of Sciences[26], Japan Neuroscience Society[27], Japanese Society of Sleep Research[28]
  • Sex or gender: male[29]
  • Commons category: Masashi Yanagisawa[30]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Medical Science[31]
  • Family name: Yanagisawa[32]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese[33], English[34]
  • Birth name: 柳沢 正史[35]
  • Name in native language: 柳沢正史[36]
  • Name in kana: やなぎさわ まさし[37]

Why It Matters

Masashi Yanagisawa has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Masashi Yanagisawa born?

Masashi Yanagisawa was born in Nerima[2].

What did Masashi Yanagisawa do for work?

Masashi Yanagisawa worked as a medical researcher[3], physician[4], managing director[5], and professor[6].

Where did Masashi Yanagisawa go to school?

Masashi Yanagisawa was educated at University of Tsukuba[13] and Musashi Junior & Senior High School[14].

What awards did Masashi Yanagisawa receive?

Honors received include Asahi Prize[17], Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Cardiovascular Research[18], Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Cardiovascular Research[19], and Keio Medical Science Prize[20].

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  15. [18] ↑ . bms.com. Retrieved . bms.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . science.sciencemag.org. Retrieved . science.sciencemag.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . clarivate.com. Retrieved . clarivate.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . aspet.org. aspet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [25] ↑ . breakthroughprize.org. Retrieved . breakthroughprize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Yukkuri Shambis · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 7
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'ja', 'ko', 'zh']
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  2. 17w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Japanese, English
    Award received → Asahi Prize, Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Cardiovascular Research, Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Cardiovascular Research +6
    Family name → Yanagisawa
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