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🔴 Nobel Prize in Medicine jointly awarded to ​Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann ​and Georg Nagel

The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded Monday to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their research into light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. The prize money this year is 12 million Swedish kronor (about $1.2 million).

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  1. France 24: 🔴 Nobel Prize in Medicine jointly awarded to ​Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann ​and Georg Nagel
  2. The Guardian: Nobel prize in medicine 2026 awarded for research into mysteries of brain
  3. Nobelprize: 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: Deisseroth, Hegemann, Nagel
  4. Hacker News: 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: Deisseroth, Hegemann, Nagel