Nobel Medicine Prize awarded to 3 scientists for optogenetics development

A AgenciesSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-10-05 · 09:45 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel. The announcement was made at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, marking the start of Nobel Prizes week. The scientists were recognized for their discoveries leading to optogenetics. This groundbreaking research enables the precise control of individual nerve cell activity in a living brain by switching them on or off using light. The Nobel Committee praised their work for developing this significant method.

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The Nobel Prize season opened on Monday with the Medicine Prize announcement.

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Optogenetics makes it possible to switch on or off the activity of individual nerve cells in a living brain.

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The prize was awarded for research into light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.

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The 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel.

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The 2026 Nobel Prize season opened on Monday with the Medicine Prize being awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their research into light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. The prize was announced at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, kicking off Nobels week. Their work was lauded by the committee “for discoveries leading to optogenetics, which makes it possible to switch on, or off, the activity of individual nerve cells in a living brain.” “This method is now...

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