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Georg Nagel

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Georg Nagel
Georg Nagel in 2022
Nagel in 2022
Born (1953-08-24) 24 August 1953 (age 73)
Education
Known for[1]
Awards
Scientific career
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Institutions
ThesisIonentransport über Zellmembranen: elektrische Untersuchung von Membranproteinen in situ und rekonstituiert an künstlichen Lipidmembranen[2] (1988)
Doctoral advisorErnst Bamberg[3]

Georg Nagel (born 24 August 1953) is a German biophysicist and professor at the Department for Neurophysiology at the University of Würzburg in Germany. His research is focused on microbial photoreceptors and the development of optogenetic tools. In 2026, he was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Karl Deisseroth and Peter Hegemann "for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics."[1]

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  1. 1 2 "Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026". NobelPrize.org. Archived from the original on 2026-10-05. Retrieved 2026-10-05.
  2. ↑ "Die Goethe-Universität gratuliert Medizinnobelpreisträger". Goethe University Frankfurt (in German). 2026-10-05. Retrieved 2026-10-05.
  3. ↑ "Goethe University congratulates Nobel Prize winner in Medicine". Goethe University Frankfurt. 2026-10-05. Retrieved 2026-10-05.

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