Christer Betsholtz#
Photo Magnus Bergström
| Membership Number: | 2223 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2003 |
| Main Country of Residence: | SWEDEN |
| Homepage(s): | http://ki.se/en/people/chrbet |
Present and Previous Positions
- since 2004 Professor of Vascular Biology, Karolinska Institute, Departments of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics (MBB) and Medicine
- 1993-2004 Professor of Medical Biochemistry at Göteborg University
- 1991-1993 Associate Professor, Särskild Forskartjänst
- 1989-1990 Assistant Professorship, Särskild Forskartjänst
- 1986-1988 Assistant Professor at Uppsala University
- 1986 PhD from Uppsala University
Fields of Scholarship
- Formation of new blood vessels (angiogenesis)
- Role of pericytes (smooth muscle-like cells in microvessels) in vessel integrity
Honours and Awards
- The Oscar Prize, Uppsala University (1989)
- Fernström's Award for young investigators, Gothenburg University (1995)
- Göran Gustavsson’s Prize in Molecular Biology (Swe) (1997)
- The Alkis Seraphim Lecture, Cambridge University (UK) (2002)
- The Lundberg Medal, Lundberg Foundation (Swe) (2004)
- Member of Academia Europea (2004-)
- Member of EMBO (2004-)
- Member of the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institute (2006-)
- Adjunct member of the Nobel Committee (2007-2010)
- Member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences (class VII) (2007-)
- Russel Ross Endowed Lecture, Washington University (US) (2008)
- Söderberg Professor of Medicine (Swe) (2009-2013)
- Distinguished Professor Award, Karolinska Institutet (2009)
- Axel Hirsch Prize, Karolinska Institutet (2010)
- Del Monte Medal in Neuromedicine, Rochester University (US) (2010)
- ERC Advanced Grant (2012)
