Press Release: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026 was awarded jointly to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.”
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026 is awarded to Peter Hegemann, Georg Nagel, and Karl Deisseroth for their discovery and development of optogenetics, a method to control nerve cells with light.
Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel discovered the protein channelrhodopsin in a single-celled alga.
Karl Deisseroth transformed channelrhodopsin into a light-controlled switch for nerve cells.
Optogenetics has led to new discoveries in neuroscience and is being used to study neurological and psychiatric disorders.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026 is worth 12 million Swedish kronor, to be shared equally between the laureates.
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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026 is awarded for optogenetics — a method that makes it possible to show how nerve cells shape memories, feelings and behaviours in the living brain. Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel discovered a remarkable protein, channelrhodopsin, in a single-celled alga. Karl Deisseroth transformed the protein into a light-controlled switch for nerve cells. The laureates have laid the foundation of a new era in neuroscience.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026 is awarded for optogenetics — a method that makes it possible to show how nerve cells shape memories, feelings and behaviours in the living brain. Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel discovered a remarkable protein, channelrhodopsin, in a single-celled alga. Karl Deisseroth transformed the protein into a light-controlled switch for nerve cells. The Laureates have laid the foundation of a new era in neuroscience.
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