Karl Deisseroth
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Karl Deisseroth is an American neuroscientist and psychiatrist at Stanford University known for pioneering optogenetics, a technique that uses light to control genetically modified nerve cells. He received the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Peter Hegemon and Georg Nagel.
2 episodes featuring Karl Deisseroth
Morning Wire
Supreme Court term opens amid global political shocks
The episode connects consequential U.S. legal disputes with elections, public-safety threats, scientific breakthroughs, and shifting political power abroad.
Oct 5, 2026 · 13 min
WSJ What’s News
Supreme Court term puts climate, guns and immigration on the docket
The term’s disputes could shape constitutional rights and government liability, while the episode connects them to accountability, scientific breakthroughs and market shifts.
Oct 5, 2026 · 12 min