Karl Deisseroth(1971)
Life SciencesKarl Alexander Deisseroth is an American scientist and physician. He is the D.H. Chen Foundation Professor of Bioengineering and a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University.
United StatesNorthwestern University
4
Major Awards
632
Publications
130,818
Citations
182
h-index
423
i10-index
207
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
KK
Katalin Karikó
Lasker Basic Medical Research (2021)
DW
Drew Weissman
Lasker Basic Medical Research (2021)
PH
Peter Hegemann
Lasker Basic Medical Research (2021)
DO
Dieter Oesterhelt
Lasker Basic Medical Research (2021)
EB
Edward Boyden
Gairdner International Award (2018)
DS
David Sabatini
Gairdner International Award (2018)
AS
Azim Surani
Gairdner International Award (2018)
DS
Davor Solter
Gairdner International Award (2018)
SP
Svante Pääbo
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2016)
JA
John Anthony Hardy
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2016)
HH
Helen Hobbs
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2016)
Education
Stanford University School of Medicine(Doctor of Medicine)
Harvard University(Bachelor of Arts)
Stanford University(Doctor of Philosophy)
Doctoral Advisor
Feng Zhang
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)Pontifical Academy of Sciences
Top Publications
Three-dimensional intact-tissue sequencing of single-cell transcriptional states
Science20181,478 citations
Cortical layer–specific critical dynamics triggering perception
Science2019639 citations
Sustained rescue of prefrontal circuit dysfunction by antidepressant-induced spine formation
Science2019547 citations
Gating of social reward by oxytocin in the ventral tegmental area
Science2017546 citations
Topological supramolecular network enabled high-conductivity, stretchable organic bioelectronics
Science2022543 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)

Demis Hassabis
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2024)
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John M. Jumper
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2024)

Huda Zoghbi
Horwitz Prize (2022)

Emmanuelle Charpentier
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2020)

Jennifer A. Doudna
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2020)
FH
Franz-Ulrich Hartl
Wolf Prize in Medicine (2020)
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Arthur Horwich
Wolf Prize in Medicine (2020)

Michael Hall
Lasker Basic Medical Research (2017)
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