Ralf Pettersson#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 1967 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 1999 |
| Main Country of Residence: | SWEDEN |
Ralf Pettersson passed away November 3, 2011.
Positions held
- 1986 - 2006 Adjunct Professor in Molecular Biology at the Karolinska Institute
- 1986 Director of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Stockholm
- 1976 - 1977 Post-doc in David Baltimore’s lab
- 1978 Docent in virology
- 1974 Doctor in Medical Sciences
Fields of Scholarship
- Virology
- Molecular biology
Honours and Awards
- 1990 - 1996 Member, vice president and president of the Virology Division of the International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS)
- 1990 - 2000 Member, vice chairman and chairman of the committee for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- 2002 - 2006 Member of the Scientific Advisory Boards of the Neuroscience Center
- 2001 - 2010 Member of the Institute of Biotechnology
- 1999 Member of the Academia Europaea
- 2008 D.K. Ludwig award
- Finnish Cultural Foundation prize
- Runeberg prize
