The Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine

The Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine at Karolinska Institutet is responsible for the selection of candidates from the names submitted by invited nominators. Committee members are elected for a period of 3 years. In assessing the qualifications of the candidates, the Committee is assisted by specially appointed expert advisers.

Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine 2008

Bertil Fredholm (Chairman)
Professor of Pharmacology

Hans Jörnvall (Secretary)
Professor of Physiological Chemistry

Jan Andersson (Member)
Professor in Infectious Diseases

Carlos Ibáñez (Member)
Professor of Molecular Neurobiology

Klas Kärre (Deputy Chairman)
Professor of Molecular Immunology

Urban Lendahl (Member)
Professor of Genetics