California scientist wins a Nobel Prize, then makes school lunches for his kids
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Dr. Karl Deisseroth spent hours fielding congratulatory calls after learning that he had won a Nobel Prize for medicine for helping to open a new field of brain science called optogenetics. But it wasn’t long before the California scientist asked for a break from all the attention for a more ordinar…
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Nature, Published online: 05 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03091-2 Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel win the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on optogenetics, which has revolutionized neuroscience.
Nature, Published online: 05 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03185-x Three pioneers of optogenetics have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Plus, the funniest nature photography and the physics behind a new science-fiction novel.
U.S. scientist Karl Deisseroth, professor of Departments of Bioengineering and Psychiatry at Stanford University, shows his trophy for “Life Sciences” field during the Japan Prize presentation ceremony Thursday, April 13, 2023, in Tokyo.
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The 2026 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to three scientists – Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel – for their work developing a technique to decode how the brain shapes “memories, feelings and behaviors.
By Issy Ronald, Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The 2026 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to three scientists – Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel – for their work developing a technique to decode the inner workings of the brain.
The trio won the award for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. This neurobiology tool has provided new insights into how the brain processes memory, feelings, and behavior.
The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their research into light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. The prize money this year is 12 million Swedish kronor (about $1.2 million).
Three scientists to share 12m Swedish kronor prize for their work on ‘light-gated ion channels and optogenetics’ The Nobel prize in physiology or medicine 2026 has been awarded to three scientists for their work on investigating the mysteries of the brain.
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for discoveries behind optogenetics, a technique that uses light to control activity in individual nerve cells and study the brain.
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel are the joint recipients of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics," the…
The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to U.S. psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their work in the field of optogenetics.
The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists working on the mechanisms the brain uses to switch on or off the activity of individual nerve cells.
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel have researched light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. They are based in Germany and the United States.
Today, the 2026 Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD, Peter Hegemann, PhD, and Georg Nagel, PhD, for their discoveries of light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.
The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists whose work led to a tool that uses light to help unravel how the brain works. Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have carried out research into light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.
(KRON) -- A Stanford University professor has been named as one of the three recipients for the 2026 Nobel Prize in medicine. Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD, a Stanford professor of bioengineering and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences was announced as the recipient of the honor on Monday.
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