BIOLOGIST

Karl Deisseroth

1971 - Today

Karl Deisseroth

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 1,102nd most popular biologist, the 19,231st most popular biography from United States and the 194th 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 1,102 out of 1,097. Before him are Riin Tamm, Maria Van Kerkhove, Feng Zhang, Valerie Masson-Delmotte, Sean B. Carroll, and David Reich. After him are Cordelia Fine, Sunetra Gupta, Eleanor Maguire, Rana Dajani, Kim Cobb, and Beth Shapiro.

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Riin Tamm
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HPI: 40.66
Rank: 1,096
Maria Van Kerkhove
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HPI: 40.45
Rank: 1,097
Feng Zhang
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HPI: 40.24
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Valerie Masson-Delmotte
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HPI: 40.23
Rank: 1,099
Sean B. Carroll
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HPI: 39.75
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HPI: 38.12
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1971 - Present
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HPI: 37.31
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HPI: 37.09
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Eleanor Maguire
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HPI: 33.38
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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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Kris Aquino
PRESENTER
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.25
Rank: 1,244
Frank Amankwah
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.24
Rank: 1,245
Sheryl Swoopes
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.23
Rank: 1,246
Ramon Vega
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 1,247
Michaela Watkins
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 1,248
Ricardo Ismael Rojas
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.11
Rank: 1,249
Karl Deisseroth
BIOLOGIST
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.11
Rank: 1,250
Sukhwinder Singh
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.06
Rank: 1,251
Tim Austin
BOXER
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.03
Rank: 1,252
Peter Billingsley
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 1,253
Khalid Khannouchi
ATHLETE
1971 - Present
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 1,254
Guivi Sissaouri
WRESTLER
1971 - Present
HPI: 37.82
Rank: 1,255
Rebecca Creskoff
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 37.79
Rank: 1,256