Berlin to BITS Pilani: How Nobel-winning optogenetics connects to parasite research in Hyderabad
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel for their work on optogenetics. Nishith Gupta of BITS Pilani has applied these techniques to study Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite affecting humans and animals. This recognition highlights the potential of optogenetics in advancing research on infectious diseases.