Jonas Nilsson, a research leader at Sahlgrenska Cancer Center, is a recipient of this year’s Eric K. Fernström Prize for highly gifted and successful young researchers.
According to the explanatory memorandum, Jonas Nilsson has made important studies of genes involved in cancer development and has identified potential targets for drug development. Jonas Nilsson himself would like to share this award with his wife, Lisa Nilsson, who also is a researcher in the group and who made great contributions in the research that is being rewarded with the Young Fernström Prize.
The Award Committee at the Sahlgrenska Academy consists of Olle Larkö (chair), Jan-Erik Damber, Claes Gustafsson, Kristina Malmgren, Annika Rosengren, Björn Rydevik and Pierre Åman.
Past recipients of the Young Fernström Prize in Gothenburg:
2014 Mattias Lorentzon
2013 Marie Lagerquist
2012 Joakim Larsson
2011 Henrik Zetterberg
2010 Fredrik Bäckhed
2009 Maria Falkenberg Gustafsson
2008 Martin Bergö
2007 Anne Uv
2006 Suzanne Dickson
2005 Milos Pekny
2004 Tommy Nilsson
2003 Klas Blomgren
2002 Håkan Olausson
2001 Johan Wessberg
2000 Jan Borén
1999 Jan Oscarsson
1998 Claes Ohlsson
1997 Kjell Olmarker
1996 Henrik Hagberg
1995 Christer Betsholtz
1994 Pam Fredman
1993 Staffan Edén och Sven-Erik Ricksten
1992 Patrik Rorsman och Göran K Hansson
1991 Ann-Marie Svennerholm och Christopher Gillberg
1990 Sven-Olof Olofsson
1989 Göran Bondjers
1988 Bengt Rippe
1987 Bengt Gustafsson och Holger Wigström
1986 Olle Isaksson och Ulf Smith
1985 Håkan Ahlman och Kent Lundholm
1984 Peter Thorén
1983 Per-Olof Jansson och Catharina Svanborg Edén
1982 Lars Hamberger och Lars Rymo
1981 Jörgen Engel och Per Lundborg
1980 Annica Dahlström
1979 Carl-Anders Karlsson och Åke Hjalmarsson
