Sune Bergström
Encyclopedia
Karl Sune Detlof Bergström (10 January 1916 in Stockholm
, Sweden
– 15 August 2004) was a Swedish
biochemist
.
In 1975, he was appointed to the Nobel Foundation Board of Directors in Sweden.
In 1975, he was awarded the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize
from Columbia University
together with Bengt I. Samuelsson
.
He shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
with Bengt I. Samuelsson
and John R. Vane in 1982, for discoveries concerning prostaglandin
s and related substances.
He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
in 1965, and its President in 1983. In 1965, he was also elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
. He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
in 1966.
Sune Bergström was the father of the evolutionary geneticist Svante Pääbo
and of the businessman Rurik Bergström (both born 1955). He was an honorary member of the International Academy of Science.
You can find out more about Bergström's scientific qualifications on his Autobiography website: Bergström Autobiography
Stockholm
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, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
– 15 August 2004) was a Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
biochemist
Biochemist
Biochemists are scientists who are trained in biochemistry. Typical biochemists study chemical processes and chemical transformations in living organisms. The prefix of "bio" in "biochemist" can be understood as a fusion of "biological chemist."-Role:...
.
In 1975, he was appointed to the Nobel Foundation Board of Directors in Sweden.
In 1975, he was awarded the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize for Biology or Biochemistry is an annual prize awarded by Columbia University to a researcher or group of researchers that have made an outstanding contribution in basic research in the fields of biology or biochemistry....
from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
together with Bengt I. Samuelsson
Bengt I. Samuelsson
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.
He shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine administered by the Nobel Foundation, is awarded once a year for outstanding discoveries in the field of life science and medicine. It is one of five Nobel Prizes established in 1895 by Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, in his will...
with Bengt I. Samuelsson
Bengt I. Samuelsson
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and John R. Vane in 1982, for discoveries concerning prostaglandin
Prostaglandin
A prostaglandin is any member of a group of lipid compounds that are derived enzymatically from fatty acids and have important functions in the animal body. Every prostaglandin contains 20 carbon atoms, including a 5-carbon ring....
s and related substances.
He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences or Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. The Academy is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization which acts to promote the sciences, primarily the natural sciences and mathematics.The Academy was founded on 2...
in 1965, and its President in 1983. In 1965, he was also elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences or Kungl. Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien , founded in 1919 by King Gustaf V, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden...
. He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
in 1966.
Sune Bergström was the father of the evolutionary geneticist Svante Pääbo
Svante Pääbo
Svante Pääbo is a Swedish biologist specializing in evolutionary genetics. He was born in 1955 in Stockholm to Sune Bergström, who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Bengt I. Samuelsson and John R. Vane in 1982, and his mother, Estonian Karin Pääbo.He earned his PhD from Uppsala...
and of the businessman Rurik Bergström (both born 1955). He was an honorary member of the International Academy of Science.
You can find out more about Bergström's scientific qualifications on his Autobiography website: Bergström Autobiography