Soffia Guðbjörnsdóttir has been awarded this year’s Stenestrand scholarship for her successful research in diabetes. The scholarship of SEK 100,000 is awarded to Ulf Stenestrand’s memory and is financed by the Uppsala Clinical Research Center, the Swedish Heart Association and the Swedeheart Quality Register. Soffia Guðbjörnsdóttir is an adjunct professor at the Institute of Medicine, and register holder of the National Diabetic Register. The awards ceremony took place at the Cardiovascular Spring Meeting on April 11, which is arranged by the Swedish Heart Association every year.