Stanford Nobel winner pauses celebration to make lunch for his children

Karl Deisseroth, one of the three recipients of the 2026 Nobel Prize in medicine, smiles at home on Monday, October 5, 2026. Image Credit: AP Photo/Noah Berger Dr Karl Deisseroth had barely begun processing the news that he had won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine when an ordinary family responsibility came into view. The Stanford University professor and California scientist had spent the early hours speaking with journalists and receiving congratulatory calls after the announcement. Then he needed to step away and prepare school lunches for his children. The small domestic task came after a night of major scientific recognition for work that has changed how researchers study the living brain. According to AP News, Deisseroth was due to make the lunches after his children woke up.The California scientist made school lunches after winning a Nobel PrizeDeisseroth, 54, shared the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with German researchers Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel. Their work on optogenetics helped create a way of using light to control activity in specific brain cells. AP News reported that the three scientists were recognised for research into light-gated ...