Researchers available to comment on the 2026 Nobel Prizes
This page lists researchers at the University of Gothenburg who are available to provide comments to journalists on the 2026 Nobel Prizes.
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Physiology or Medicine
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel.
The following researcher at the University of Gothenburg is available to comment on the 2026 Nobel Prize:
Linda Engström Ruud, Associate Professor and researcher at the Department of Physiology
- Phone: +46 76 618 3513
- Email: linda.engstrom.ruud@gu.se
Read the University of Gothenburg article about the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: ”Optogenetics has changed the way we study the brain”