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Instead his advisor gets all the credit.
The scientist receiving the Nobel recognition here was Karl Deisseroth, but Boyden’s PhD advisors were Jennifer Raymond and Richard Tsien, not Deisseroth.
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This sentence is factually wrong about the relationship between Ed Boyden and the person being discussed as receiving Nobel credit.
On October 5, 2026, Stanford reported that Karl Deisseroth received the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for optogenetics, shared with Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel. But Boyden’s own MIT profile says he "received his PhD in neurosciences from Stanford University in the labs of Jennifer Raymond and Richard Tsien." In other words, Boyden’s PhD advisors were Jennifer Raymond and Richard Tsien — not Deisseroth.
That matches the National Academy of Sciences bio quoted in the post, which says Boyden co-invented optogenetic control of neurons "in parallel to his PhD, as an independent side project." So the post’s framing that Boyden’s advisor got the credit is inaccurate: the Nobel-recognized Stanford scientist in question was not Boyden’s PhD advisor.
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- Ed Boyden - MIT McGovern Institute
Boyden received his PhD in neurosciences from Stanford University in the labs of Jennifer Raymond and Richard Tsien.
- Karl Deisseroth awarded 2026 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine
Karl Deisseroth ... has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine ... He shares the award with Peter Hegemann ... and Georg Nagel.
- Edward S. Boyden – National Academy of Sciences
He received his Ph.D. in neurosciences from Stanford University ... and in parallel to his PhD, as an independent side project, co-invented optogenetic control of neurons.