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They made "discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics" German and US scientists win Nobel medicine prize for work on optogenetics Key points and original sources are listed below.
- They made "discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics"S1
- German and US scientists win Nobel medicine prize for work on optogeneticsS2
- Karl Deisseroth, 54, Peter Hegemann, 71, and Georg Nagel, 73, have carried out research into light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. They are based at universities in Germany and the United States.S3
- Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel were recognised for discoveries that led to optogenetics, a technique that lets scientists switch individual nerve cells on or off using light.S4
- Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, Georg Nagel were awarded the prize for their work on light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.S5
- US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the prize for their work that helps researchers understand how specific cell types contribute to behaviors like learning, fear, addiction and movement.S6
- 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 Stoc...S7
- The trio won the award for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.S8
