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Peter Hegemann is Hertie Senior Professor of Neuroscience at the Humboldt University in Berlin. The world’s leading expert in photobiology is considered a co-founder of optogenetics, which combines methods of optics and genetics for the non-invasive stimulation of individual neurons. He has received several awards for his groundbreaking research, including the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award, the Rumford Prize, the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize and the Otto Warburg Medal.