Congratulations to Stanford’s Karl Deisseroth on winning the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his groundbreaking work pioneering optogenetics, a technology that uses light to control individual nerve cells. Another extraordinary discovery from right here in our community.
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Stanford professor wins Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine
(KRON) — A Stanford University professor has been named as one of the three recipients for the 2026 Nobel Prize in medicine. Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD, a Stanford professor of bioengineering a…