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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
Stanford bioengineer and psychiatrist Karl Deisseroth has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Deisseroth is known for pioneering optogenetics, a technique that uses light to control neurons and has transformed the study of brain circuits, as well as work on hydrogel tissue engineering and CLARITY. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, where he is an investigator, announced the honor.
Why now: The announcement of a major Nobel Prize to a prominent neuroscientist is drawing wide attention.
Karl DeisserothHoward Hughes Medical InstituteStanford UniversityNobel Prize
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