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Karl Deisseroth Awarded 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Original: Karl Deisseroth Awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Karl Deisseroth has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The announcement was made by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the organisation with which the Stanford researcher has long been affiliated. Deisseroth is best known for pioneering optogenetics, a technique that allows brain cells to be controlled with light and has transformed modern neuroscience research. Congratulatory reactions from the scientific community are expected as details of the prize emerge.
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Karl DeisserothNobel PrizeHoward Hughes Medical InstituteStanford University
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