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Nobel Week: science belongs in the limelight

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

It is Nobel Week here in Stockholm. A time to celebrate science and its achievements, as the Nobel laureates gather in the city to give lectures, answer questions, and last […]

2022-12-09

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Congratulations to Professor Svante Pääbo on the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2022

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

On behalf of Karolinska Institutet, I would like to extend my congratulations and best wishes to Professor Svante Pääbo, the recipient of this year’s Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine. […]

2022-10-03

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The Nobel Prize as a catalyst for progress on the Sustainable Development Goals

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry is shared by Benjamin List of the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research in Germany and David MacMillan of Princeton University for their independent […]

2021-12-08

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Decades of research must be translated into better health for all

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

We have entered the Nobel week and even if the pandemic has forced us to forgo most of the celebratory events the core remains: it is a week of pride […]

2021-12-07

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Welcome international students!

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

The text below is based on the speech I gave to KI’s international students earlier today (27 August 2021) I would like to start by welcoming you all to Karolinska […]

2021-08-27

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En annorlunda Nobelvecka

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

En mycket annorlunda Nobelvecka går mot sitt slut. Normalt är båda KI:s campus, Solna och Flemingsberg, på olika sätt präglade av magnifik och excellent forskning och vetenskap vid den här […]

2020-12-11

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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has decided to award the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice for […]

2020-10-05

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Både stora och små donationer betyder mycket för forskningens framgångar

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Tillkännagivandena av vilka forskare, författare och fredsförkämpare som tilldelas årets Nobelpris var i full gång förra veckan, och jag kommer på mig själv att reflektera över ifall innovatören Alfred Nobel […]

2019-10-15

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Viktig grundforskning belönas med Nobelpriset

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Nyheten har väl knappast undgått någon som är intresserad av medicinsk vetenskap och forskning: Nobelförsamlingen vid Karolinska Institutet har beslutat att årets Nobelpris i fysiologi eller medicin ska delas mellan […]

2019-10-08

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Nobel week: We live in the most dynamic of times

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

The Nobel Prize and the Nobel week are about progress – how excellent research and excellent achievements bring us forward. It is when we see all the Nobel prizes in […]

2018-12-11

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