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2026 Nobel Prize winners
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Nobel Prize medal Karl Deisseroth wearing a black tuxedo and bow tie, smiling at the camera with a blue and white event backdrop behind him. Peter Hegemann, wearing a suit and patterned tie, smiles while holding an open award certificate in both hands. Portrait of Professor Georg Nagel wearing a beige jacket, patterned shirt, and light tie, standing in front of a wooden wall with green plants in the background. Francis Halzen speaks at a podium, gesturing with one hand. Portrait of Professor Henri Boris Kagan wearing glasses, a dark jacket, striped tie, and light blue shirt. Professor Kenso Soai, wearing glasses and a suit, gestures with a pen while speaking at an event. Anne Carson sits onstage holding a microphone, wearing glasses, a dark pinstripe suit, and sneakers, speaking at The Shed arts center event in New York City. Portrait of Navanethem Navi Pillay smiling against a dark background, wearing hoop earrings and a red-and-white patterned top. Professor Robert E. Hall speaks at a microphone, wearing a dark suit and red tie before a Hoover Institution backdrop.
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Nobel Prize medal The obverse (left) and reverse sides of the medal awarded for both the Nobel Prize for Chemistry and the Nobel Prize for Physics.

2026 Nobel Prize winners

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The Nobel Prizes are among the most prestigious awards in the world. Only about 1,000 individuals can claim to be Nobel laureates. Notable past winners include Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Nelson Mandela, and Bob Dylan. In 2026 another 10 laureates joined their ranks. The 2026 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine was awarded to American psychiatrist and bioengineer Karl Deisseroth, German biochemist and biophysicist Peter Hegemann, and German biophysicist Georg Nagel by the Nobel Assembly...

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