Indian Professor's Research Paved Way for 2026 Medicine Nobel
Prof Suneel Kateriya's doctoral research significantly advanced the understanding of light-sensitive proteins called channelrhodopsins in Chlamydomonas. His work clarified the DNA sequences encoding these proteins and laid the foundation for optogenetics, a field that enables nerve cell manipulation using light. This research contributed to the developments recognized by the 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine.
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