Torsten Söderberg Academy Chair in Medicine 2015

The professorship will promote internationally leading research in the medical field by enabling the holder to devote full-time to research for five years at a Swedish medical faculty. The holder of the professorship will be appointed based on the documented scientific quality of the research carried out. Particular emphasis is placed on research carried out during the last five-year period. The quality of the research program, the degree of innovation and the importance for the development of medical research will also be assessed. The professorship is worth SEK 10 million over five years.