This Friday, February 21 at 2 pm, a memorial will be held for Anna Nilsson, associate professor of endocrinology and senior lecturer in internal medicine at the Institute of Medicine. All staff who wish to gather and remember Anna are welcome. The memorial will be held in Swedish.
Anna Nilsson was a senior lecturer, associate professor of endocrinology and specialist physician in the department of internal medicine and clinical nutrition. Among other things, she was involved in the medical program’s student thesis and also worked clinically at the endocrine clinic at Sahlgrenska University Hospital.
Time and place for the memorial
- Friday 21 February at. 14:00
- Venue Werkö, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Blåstråket 5, floor 1.
- Follow signs to ‘endokrinmottagningen’.
Words of remembrance
Professor Mattias Lorentzon has known Anna for nearly 20 years and has worked as a close colleague with her in his research group since 2012. He describes her as a very committed and extremely competent clinical researcher who always contributed to a positive atmosphere in the working group and was extremely liked by colleagues and students:
“Anna was the director of studies at our national research school on osteoporosis from 2012 to 2018 and an important senior researcher in my research group. As Director of Studies in the Graduate School, she organized and chaired many international research meetings that came to be greatly appreciated. She was amazingly skilled at writing and reviewing scientific texts, an ability which was a great advantage to her in her work as an editor in chief of the prestigious scientific journal Journal of Internal Medicine. Anna was a very committed and extremely competent clinical researcher involved in of our several intervention studies, for example a widely noticed study that showed that one can halve bone loss in older women with probiotics.
Anna was one of Sweden’s leading experts on osteoporosis and recently participated in a national working group which will shortly propose new national treatment guidelines on osteoporosis. She was also a much appreciated lecturer and supervisor, and a great asset in our research group when it came to planning, conducting and compiling clinical studies as well as supervising students and doctoral students. She always contributed to a positive atmosphere in the working group and was extremely liked by all our staff, our colleagues and students, thanks in large part to her positive attitude, competence and willingness to always set up and contribute her knowledge.
For me personally, Anna was a person I had tremendous confidence in and always discussed important and strategic issues with. For all colleagues in the research group, her passing means an enormous loss and grief on many levels. ”
Flying the flag at half-mast and funeral service
On Thursday, February 20, Sahlgrenska Academy will fly its flags at half-mast in memory of Anna Nilsson. The funeral will be held on March 6 in Luleå. Anna’s family also arranges a memorial service in Västra Kyrkogården’s chapel in Gothenburg, March 30.
