Trio win Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels, optogenetics

Nobel Committee Secretary General Thomas Perlmann (R) speaks to the media in front of a screen displaying the names of this year's laureates (L-R) Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel during the announcement of the winners of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 5, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel were awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics, the Nobel Assembly at Sweden's Karolinska Institute announced.