Moment Karl Deisseroth tells his family he won the Nobel prize in medicine – video

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Stanford University released a video showing Karl Deisseroth informing his family about winning the Nobel Prize in Medicine. After receiving congratulatory calls early Monday morning, Deisseroth paused to make lunches for his sleeping children at home in Stanford. The prize was awarded to Deisseroth and two German researchers for their contributions to optogenetics, which uses light and genes to control neurons in living brains.
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Karl Deisseroth, a Stanford University professor, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his contributions to the field of optogenetics. After learning about the award early Monday morning, Deisseroth spent several hours talking to journalists and well-wishers from around the world while remaining at his home in Stanford. Despite the excitement surrounding his achievement, he took a moment to prioritize his family responsibilities by making school lunches for his sleeping children. The prize is shared with two researchers based in Germany; optogenetics involves using light to control neurons in living brains, significantly advancing brain research.

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Narrative

But it wasn't long before the California scientist asked for a break for a more ordinary task: he needed to make school lunches for his children who were asleep in the family home in Stanford where he had been speaking to journalists and wellwishers in the middle of the night.
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2026-10-07 · The Guardian
Moment Karl Deisseroth tells his family he won the Nobel prize in medicine – video · assertive framing

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Moment Karl Deisseroth tells his family he won the Nobel prize in medicine – video asserted
he → tell → video
Stanford University has shared a video of Karl Deisseroth telling his two daughters and one of his sons he has won a Nobel prize in medicine. asserted
he → share → medicine
Deisseroth spent hours fielding congratulatory calls on Monday after learning he had won the prize for helping to open a field of brain science called optogenetics. asserted
he → spend → science
But it wasn't long before the California scientist asked for a break for a more ordinary task: he needed to make school lunches for his children who were asleep in the family home in Stanford where he had been speaking to journalists and wellwishers in the middle of the night. asserted
he → ask → night
Deisseroth, 54, shares the prize with two researchers in Germany for their work in optogenetics, a field that combines light with genes to switch neurons on and off in living brains asserted
that → share → brains
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