2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Awarded for Optogenetics
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On October 5, Optica congratulated Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel on receiving the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their pioneering contributions to optogenetics.
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- OFweek Optics Network · News2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Goes to Optogenetics, Giving Brain-Computer Interfaces a Precision Write Tool
The Karolinska Institute has announced that the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for the discovery of light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. The article explains how the channelrhodopsin ChR2 is activated by blue light and discusses how optogenetics adds precision write capability to brain-computer interfaces.
- Electro Optics2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Awarded for Optogenetics, a Photonic Technology
Electro Optics reports that the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded for optogenetics research, a technology that uses light to control individual nerve cells in the living brain.
- Laser Focus WorldOptogenetics Wins the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Laser Focus World reports that optogenetics has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
- Optica News CenterPicksOptica Congratulates Three Optogenetics Pioneers on 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
On October 5, Optica congratulated Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel on receiving the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their pioneering contributions to optogenetics.
- Optics & Photonics NewsOptogenetics Pioneers Deisseroth, Hegemann and Nagel Receive 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Optics & Photonics News reports that Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have received the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their pioneering contributions to optogenetics.