# Deisseroth and Hegemann, Nagel win 2026 Nobel medicine prize

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- Reuters, 2026-10-05 09:45 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/deisseroth-hegemann-nagelwin-2026-nobel-medicine-prize-2026-10-05/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac371a138d4b900014a05e5

> Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries involving light-gated ion channels and optogenetics, the awarding body said on Monday.

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