▲ The three winners of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden announced on the 5th local time that it has selected three scientists—Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel—as the recipients of this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
The Nobel Committee stated that they were awarded for their "discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics."
Starting with the prize in physiology or medicine, this year's Nobel Prize winners will be announced across six categories: physics on the 6th, chemistry on the 7th, literature on the 8th, peace on the 9th, and economics on the 12th.
(Photo: Capture from the Nobel Committee website, Yonhap News)
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