Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to three scientists for their work ‘concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics’
- The Karolinska Institute in Stockholm awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel for their research into light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.
- Optogenetics research enables scientists to switch on or off individual nerve cells in a living brain, the committee wrote, making it possible to reveal the brain's mysteries in laboratories worldwide.
- Award winners receive 12 million Swedish kronor, or about $1.2 million, as part of the prize money this year, whether for individuals, small groups, or organizations.
- Following the medicine prize, the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences will be announced on Oct. 12, after the peace prize, with physics, chemistry, and literature awards announced this week.
- Last year, the Nobel Prize in medicine went to three scientists for discoveries about how the immune system identifies germs, findings Experts called critical to understanding autoimmune diseases.
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Medicine Nobel Goes to 3 Pioneers of Optogenetics
The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists working on the mechanisms the brain uses to switch on, or off, the activity of individual nerve cells. Karl Deisseroth, 54, Peter Hegemann, 71, and Georg Nagel, 73, have transported out research into light-gated ion channels and optogenetics, which...
Trio Wins Nobel Medicine Prize for Optogenetics
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for discoveries behind optogenetics, a technique that uses light to control activity in individual nerve cells and study the brain. · 59 sources across the spectrum on IJR News.
Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 for unlocking light-activated brain cells
Three scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine for developing optogenetics, a revolutionary technique using light to control nerve cells. Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel were recognized for unlocking fundamental pathways of brain activity. According to The Associated Press, the breakthrough opens new horizons for understanding behavior and treating neurological diseases. The post Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3…
The American psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel were awarded for their research in the field of optogenetics.
Boston native among 3 scientists to win Nobel medicine prize for research into brain activity
Karl Deisseroth, 54, Peter Hegemann, 71, and Georg Nagel, 73, have carried out research into light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. Deisseroth was born in Boston and began his education in the area.
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