Conferences and symposiums Rolf Luft Minisymposium and Kerstin Brismar Award
The Kerstin Brismar Award 2025 is awarded to Professor Johnny Ludvigsson at Linköping University.
Johnny Ludvigsson is a globally recognized researcher whose lifelong dedication to pediatric diabetes has profoundly shaped the field. His work has primarily focused on type 1 diabetes, with a strong emphasis on understanding its early development and preventing the disease. Through a translational research approach, he has successfully bridged laboratory discoveries and clinical application, building his program on experimental and epidemiological studies as well as clinical observations.
Registration
The symposium is open and free, registration is made via this link by the latest October 31.
Program
Chairman Kerstin Brismar, Senior Professor, KI
Marika Treschow and Eva Josephson, Founder of KB Award
Recipient of Kerstin Brismar Award Professor Johnny Ludvigsson, Linköping University
Professor Johnny Ludvigsson, Linköping University
Hur kan vi bevara de insulinproducerande cellerna?
“Efforts to preserve insulin producing cells"
Per Ola Carlsson, Professor, överläkare, Uppsala Universitet/Akademiska Universitetssjukhuset
Alan Raffensperger, Chairman of Rolf Luft Foundation of Diabetes Research
The Kerstin Brismar Award is a newly established research grant in the field of diabetes. The grant will be awarded annually to a particularly valuable research project in translational research. In addition to the recognition itself, the award includes a grant of SEK 500,000.