2011 AkzoNobel Science Award in Sweden
The Swedish AkzoNobel Science Award has been announced by our partner, the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA). The Award was presented on March 23, 2011.
The laureate is:
Professor Jonas Frisén, Professor of Stem Cell Research at the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, for the development of sensitive methods for determining the age of human cells through the application of basic nuclear physics and system engineering. Thanks to the work of Professor Frisen's team, measurements have established the presence of stem cells in the brain and shown how these cells contribute to regenerative processes after brain injury or disease.