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Stanford's Karl Deisseroth wins 2026 Nobel Prize in medicine
Original: Stanford University professor Karl Deisseroth wins 2026 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine
Stanford University professor Karl Deisseroth has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. Deisseroth, a psychiatrist and bioengineer, is best known as a pioneer of optogenetics, a technique that uses light to control brain cell activity and has transformed research into brain circuits and neurological disorders. The announcement puts his decades of work on mapping the brain among medicine's highest honours.
Why now: The Nobel Prize in medicine is one of science's most watched announcements, made fresh with the 2026 award.
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- Stanford University professor Karl Deisseroth wins 2026 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine · med.stanford.edu
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