Press Release: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026
Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel discovered a remarkable protein, channelrhodopsin, in a single-celled alga. Karl Deisseroth transformed the protein into a light-controlled switch for nerve cells. The laureates have laid the foundation of a new era in neuroscience.
- ▪Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel discovered a remarkable protein, channelrhodopsin, in a single-celled alga.
- ▪Karl Deisseroth transformed the protein into a light-controlled switch for nerve cells.
- ▪The laureates have laid the foundation of a new era in neuroscience.
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| Publication time | Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:35:59 +0000 |
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Press release Navigate to: Summary- Karl Deisseroth- Peter Hegemann- Georg Nagel Press release Popular information Advanced information EnglishEnglish (pdf)SwedishSwedish (pdf) 5 October 2026 The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has decided to award the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to: KARL DEISSEROTHThe Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Stanford University, USA PETER HEGEMANNHumboldt University of Berlin, Germany GEORG NAGELUniversity of Würzburg, Germany “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics” Light-seeking algae gave us a switch for nerve cells The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026 is awarded for optogenetics — a method that makes it possible to show how nerve cells shape memories, feelings and behaviours in…
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