Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Last updated Oct 9, 2026
As of October 2026: 1987 Nobel laureate; collaborated with Deisseroth on engram research
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine went to three scientists who built a way to switch individual nerve cells on and off with light. Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel share the 12 million Swedish kronor prize for optogenetics.
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