Birgitta Henriques Normark is professor of clinical microbiology and senior physician at Karolinska Institutet. Her research focuses on pneumococci and, among other things, why these bacteria can be found in the noses of completely healthy children while in other cases they cause ear infections, pneumonia and meningitis. In parallel with her assignment as President, she will continue her research within the framework of the Torsten Söderberg Academy Professorship. Birgitta Henriques Normark has been elected President for a period of three years.

Torsten Söderberg Academy Professorships in Medicine
The Academy Ch airs will promote internationally leading research in the medical field by enabling the holder to devote full-time to research at a Swedish medical faculty for five years. The Torsten Söderberg Foundation donates SEK 10 million to each individual professorship. The professorships are prepared and decided by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Vetenskapsakademien after a peer-review procedure.