Karl Deisseroth | |
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 Deisseroth in 2022 | |
| Born | November 18, 1971 Boston, Massachusetts, US |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Stanford University |
| Known for | Optogenetics and Hydrogel-Tissue Chemistry (including CLARITY and STARmap) |
| Spouse | Michelle Monje |
| Awards | NAMedi (2010) NAS (2012) NAE (2019) W. Alden Spencer Award (2011) Keio Medical Science Prize (2014) Albany Medical Center Prize (2015) BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2015) Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2016) Kyoto Prize (2018) Heineken Prize (2020) Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (2021) Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize (2022) Japan Prize (2023) |
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| Fields | |
| Institutions | Stanford University |
| Academic advisors | Richard Tsien, Robert Malenka |
| Doctoral students | Feng Zhang, Viviana Gradinaru |
| Website | web |
Karl Alexander Deisseroth (born November 18, 1971) is an American scientist. He is the D.H. Chen Foundation Professor of Bioengineering and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University.
He is known for creating and developing the technologies of hydrogel-tissue chemistry (e.g., CLARITY, STARmap) and optogenetics, and for applying integrated optical and genetic strategies to study normal neural circuit function, as well as dysfunction in neurological and psychiatric disease.
In 2019, Deisseroth was elected as a member of the US National Academy of Engineering for molecular and optical tools for his discovery and control of neuronal signals behind animal behavior in health and disease. He is also a member of the US National Academy of Sciences and the US National Academy of Medicine.