Presentation Speech by Professor Sven Gard of the Translation from the Swedish text Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, Immunebodies or antibodies is the designation of a group of proteins in the blood, that play an important part in the defense against infections and in the development of many different diseases. Their perhaps most…

The following account of Heymans’s work is by Professor G. Liljestrand, member of the Staff of Professors of the For over a century now it has been known that respiration in vertebrates including man is regulated from a small area in the medulla, known as the respiratory centre. From this centre nervous impulses of variable…

  Presentation Speech by Professor Börje Cronholm of the Karolinska Medico-Chirurgical Institute Translation from the Swedish text Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, Animal behavior has fascinated man since time immemorial as can be witnessed by the important role of animals in myths, fairy-tales and fables. However, for too long man has tried…

  The following account of Domagk’s work is by Professor N. Svartz, member of the Staff of Professors of the Experiments in the treatment of inflammatory conditions by means of drugs and chemicals are known from earliest times, but for the most part the effects were nil or at best insignificant. With certain of these…

Presentation Speech by Professor T. Caspersson, member of the Staff of Professors of the Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen. One of the most striking features in the development of science during the past two decades is the rapid advance in the diverse fields of biology. Here the tempo of progress continues to…

In regard to Einthoven’s work, Professor J.E. Johansson, Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine of the , made the following statement The Staff of Professors of the Royal Caroline Institute has on 23rd October, 1924, decided to confer this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to the Professor of Physiology at…

Presentation Speech by Professor S. Gard, member of the Staff of Professors of the Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen. A person’s individuality finds many different expressions. In daily life we rely upon such vague means of recognition as facial features, general build, manner of being, moving, and speaking. All these characteristics can…

English Presentation Speech by Professor Sten Grillner of the , December 10, 2004. Professor Sten Grillner delivering the Presentation Speech for the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine at the Stockholm Concert Hall. Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, We perceive the world through our senses – we enjoy the…

Presentation Speech by Professor G. Liljestrand, member of the Staff of Professors of the , on December 10, 1945 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen. Attempts have been made to reach the goal of medical art – the prevention and cure of disease – by many different paths. New and reliable ones have…

  Presentation Speech by Professor W. Wernstedt, Dean of the , on December 10, 1927 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen. won his laurels in the field of theoretical medicine, researching into the cause of a specific disease. Turning to the work that led Wagner-Jauregg to the list of Nobel Prize winners, we…