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Hegemann and Nagel win 2026 Medicine Nobel Prize
Original: Two of the 2026 # Medicine # NobelPrize winners, Peter Hegemann & Georg Nagel, made their prize‑winning discoveries duri
Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have been named winners of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine. The Max Planck Society notes that both carried out their prize-winning research while leading research groups at Max Planck Institutes — Hegemann at the Institute of Biochemistry and Nagel at the Institute of Biophysics. Their work is best known for laying the foundations of optogenetics, a technique that transformed neuroscience.
Why now: The announcement of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine has just been made, prompting congratulations and discussion of the laureates' scientific careers.
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- Two of the 2026 # Medicine # NobelPrize winners, Peter Hegemann & Georg Nagel, made their prize‑winning discoveries during their time as Research Group Leaders at Max Planck Institutes - the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry (Hegemann) & Biophysics (Nagel): our warmest… · maxplanckgesellschaft@wisskomm.social · 38
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