Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026

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Karl Deisseroth — Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach

Peter Hegemann — Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach

Georg Nagel — Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach

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."

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