Per-Olof Berggren#
| Membership Number: | 2615 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2009 |
| Main Country of Residence: | SWEDEN |
| Homepage(s): | http://ki.se/ki/jsp/polopoly.jsp?l=en&d=22302&a=13727 |
Present and Previous Positions
- Adjunct Professor June 1 2008 – May 31 2010 at the Division of Molecular and Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Korea
- Adjunct Research Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.
- 1997 Professor and Head Cell Biology and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Director The Rolf Luft Research Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- 1985 Associate professor in Medical Cell Biology, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden
- 1982 PhD in Medical Cell Biology, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden
Fields of Scholarship
- Diabetes
- Endocrinology
- Pancreatic islet cells
- Signal-transduction
- Cell biology
- Cell physiology
- Insulin release
Honours and Awards
- Member of the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet since 1999
- Ad hoc member of the Nobel Committee, Karolinska Institutet 2007, 2008, 2009
- Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Class VII since 2008
- Member of Academia Europaea since 2009
- 1995 Erik K Fernströms prize to young and especially successful researchers
- 1996 Mary Jane Kugel Award Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
- 1998 Roche Diagnostics/Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International Diabetes Care Award
- 1999 Novo Nordisk Foundation Award and Lecture
- 2000 Hilda och Alfred Erikssons prize from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- 2001 Mary Jane Kugel Award Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
- 2001 Karolina priset, Karolinska sjukhuset
- 2002 The Swedish Society of Physicians Commemorative Prize
- 2010 Distinguished Professor Award, Karolinska Institutet
