Nils-Göran Larsson
Nils-Göran Larsson is a Swedish professor specializing in mitochondrial biology.[1]
Career[edit]
Larsson started his career in 1987, focusing on the study of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations related to human disease.[2] During the early 1990s, Larsson identified gaps in the understanding of mitochondrial function, prompting him to further his specialization in biochemistry and mouse genetics at Stanford University as a HHMI Physician Postdoctoral Fellow in 1994.[2][3]
From July 2002 until December 2015, Larsson was a professor in mitochondrial genetics at the Center for Inborn Errors of Metabolism at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital.[4]
In 2008, Larsson joined the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing in Cologne, Germany, as one of its founding directors, where he continued his research on mitochondrial dysfunction.[2] He was also affiliated to Karolinska Institutet until 2015.[2]
In 2016, Larsson returned to lead the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics.[2] He has been an external member of the Max Planck Society since 2019.[2] He is also a member of Nobel Prize committee.[5][6]
Awards and recognition[edit]
- 2002: Göran Gustafsson Prize in Medicine[4]
- 2004: Descartes Prize from the European Union[4]
- 2006: Jubilee Prize from the Swedish Medical Society[4]
- 2008: Hilda and Alfred Erikssons Prize[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Nils-Göran Larsson". Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien.
- ^ a b c d e f "People | Nils-Göran Larsson Group | Karolinska Institutet". ki.se.
- ^ "Archive Items - University Events - Newcastle University". www.ncl.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c d e "Biography". www.age.mpg.de.
- ^ "Patti Smith stal showen under prisutdelningen". December 10, 2016 – via www.dn.se.
- ^ Thurfjell, Karin (December 10, 2016). "Nervös Smith glömde orden – översköljdes med applåder" – via www.svd.se.