Karl Deisseroth

American optogeneticist · United States · On the map · Doctors · Born 1971 · age 54

Karl Alexander Deisseroth is an American scientist and physician. He is the D.H. Chen Foundation Professor of Bioengineering and a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University. He was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2026 for his work in optogenetics.

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Received the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on 5 October 2026.5 October 2026Sources, 1,900 times the usual readers on 6 October 2026

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See the momentNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded to three scholars5 October 2026Nobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineAward2021Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical ResearchAward2019Warren Alpert Foundation PrizeAward2018Canada Gairdner International AwardAwardRumford PrizeAward2016Harvey PrizeAward2015BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge AwardAwardLurie Prize in Biomedical SciencesAward2014Keio Medical Science PrizeAward2013Richard Lounsbery AwardAwardThe Brain PrizeAward2011W. Alden Spencer AwardAward2010Daniel H. Efron Research AwardAward2005National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer AwardAward1971Born18 November 1971

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