Dad Tells His Children He Won The Nobel Prize In Medicine

October 12, 2026

Stanford University shared a heartwarming video of Karl Deisseroth telling his children that he had won the Nobel Prize in Medicine.

The 54-year-old neuroscientist shares this year's prize with two researchers in Germany for their pioneering work in optogenetics, a field that uses light and genetic techniques to control neurons in living brains.

 

 

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feel good videoDad Tells His Children He Won The Nobel Prize In Medicine