Akademiliv congratulate Louise Bennet, new professor of general medicine. She is a specialist in general medicine and internal medicine, focusing on public health, prevention of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. She most recently comes from Lund University, where for a long time has taught general medicine on the medical program. Since 2008, she has led the MEDIM research project, which studies contributing risk factors to the development of type 2 diabetes and its complications in immigrant Swedes, which is a high-risk group. The research includes epidemiological studies but also patient-related research, randomized studies and clinical trials. The aim is to help improve the possibilities of preventing and treating type 2 diabetes, and also reduce the risk of complications.