Karl Deisseroth Wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine
Karl Deisseroth, a Stanford psychiatrist and scientist, was awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He shares the prize with Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their discoveries related to light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. Deisseroth received the news late at night while working on a research paper, which changed his night completely.
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