The Nobel Prize in Physics 2026 has been announced

Updated 2026-10-07 · told from many outlets at once

Carl Deisseroth, Peter Heermann, and Georg Nagel won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries in light-sensitive ion channels and optogenetics.

• Carl Deisseroth, Peter Heermann, and Georg Nagel were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2026.
• Karl Deisseroth adapted channelrhodopsin for use in nerve cells, and Heermann and Nagel discovered rhodopsin, a protein with unique properties.
• The award recognized their discoveries in light-sensitive ion channels and optogenetics.
• The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was given to Mary E. Brankov, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi.
• There were 287 candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize this year.
• Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel studied Chlamydomonas, a single-celled alga that moves toward light.

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