3 Scientists Awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine

Three scientists have been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine in recognition of their significant research into how individual nerve cells in the brain activate and deactivate. The laureates are Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel.

The names of this year’s Nobel laureates in Medicine were announced on Monday (October 5) from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. This marks the beginning of this year’s Nobel Prize announcements, according to the Associated Press (AP).

AP reported that Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel conducted research on light-controlled ion channels and ‘optogenetics’. Their research has led to the development of a new method to control and observe the activity of specific nerve cells using light.