2026 Nobel medicine prize: Trio wins for optogenetics work
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. The award was announced at the Nobel Forum in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 5, 2026. Their discoveries are expected to advance research in neuroscience and related fields.