Nobel Prize awards 12 million kronor shared among optogenetics pioneers
Three optogenetics scientists share 12 million Swedish kronor Nobel Prize award.
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Nobel Prize Physiology Medicine 2026
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel for discoveries of light-gated ion channels and development of optogenetics, enabling control of nerve cells with light for brain mapping and neurological treatment applications.
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