# Nobel Medicine Prize jointly awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel

https://mins.news/en/item/86176

- France 24, 2026-10-05 09:44 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/science/20261005-nobel-prize-in-medicine-jointly-awarded-to-karl-deisseroth-peter-hegemann-and-georg-nagel

> The Nobel Prize in Medicine was jointly awarded on Monday to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their research on light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. This year's prize is worth 12 million Swedish kronor, about $1.2 million.

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