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“German and US scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine”

German and US scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine 2026

Key points

  • Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel win the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine.
  • Prize awarded for discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.
  • Prize is the first Nobel announced that week; ceremonies in Stockholm December 10.
  • Each prize carries 12 million Swedish kronor (~€1 million or $1.2 million).
  • The 2025 prize recipients were Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimun Sakaguchi for immune tolerance.
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