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Karl Deisseroth

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Karl Alexander Deisseroth (born November 18, 1971) 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. He is known for developing the technologies of hydrogel-tissue chemistry (e.g., CLARITY and STARmap) and optogenetics, and for applying integrated optical and genetic strategies to study normal neural circuit function and dysfunction in neurological and psychiatric illnesses. In 2019, Deisseroth was elected a member of the US National Academy of Engineering for his discoveries and control of neuronal signals underlying animal behavior in health and disease, using molecular and optical tools. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Karl Deisseroth is the 1,107th most popular biologist, the 19,388th most popular biography from United States and the 195th most popular American Biologist.

Karl Deisseroth is most famous for his pioneering work in optogenetics, a technique that uses light to control neurons in living tissue. He is also known for his contributions to the understanding of brain circuits and mental illness.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Karl Deisseroth ranks 1,107 out of 1,097. Before him are Maria Van Kerkhove, Feng Zhang, Valerie Masson-Delmotte, Sean B. Carroll, Quarraisha Abdool Karim, and David Reich. After him are Cordelia Fine, Sunetra Gupta, Eleanor Maguire, Rana Dajani, Kim Cobb, and Beth Shapiro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Karl Deisseroth ranks 1,250. Before him are Kris Aquino, Frank Amankwah, Sheryl Swoopes, Ramon Vega, Michaela Watkins, and Ricardo Ismael Rojas. After him are Sukhwinder Singh, Tim Austin, Peter Billingsley, Khalid Khannouchi, Guivi Sissaouri, and Rebecca Creskoff.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Karl Deisseroth ranks 19,396 out of 20,380. Before him are Whitney Able (1982), Jessica Lynch (1983), Bobby Moynihan (1977), Dotsie Bausch (1973), O. J. Mayo (1987), and Lance Stephenson (1990). After him are Balls Mahoney (1972), Tori Bowie (1990), Jordan Thompson (1997), Langston Galloway (1991), Trippie Redd (1999), and Christopher Denham (1985).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Karl Deisseroth ranks 195. Before him are PZ Myers (1957), Cornelia Bargmann (1961), Gretchen Daily (1964), Maria Van Kerkhove (1977), Sean B. Carroll (1960), and David Reich (1974). After him are Kim Cobb (null), and Beth Shapiro (1976).

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