!!Suad Efendic \\ __PERSONAL __ \\ \\ __Name__ Suad Efendic, M.D., Ph.D.\\ __University Address__ \\ Department of Molecular Medicine\\ Karolinska Institutet\\SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden\\Phone: Int + 46 8 517 74365\\Fax: Int + 46 8 517 73096 \\ \\ __DEGREES__ \\ *M.D. University of Zagreb, Faculty of Medicine, Zagreb, Yugoslavia, 1961 *M.Sc. University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Yugoslavia, 1966, (Histology) *Ph.D. Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 1970 \\ __EDUCATION - Medical Training__ \\ *1955-1961 University of Zagreb, Faculty of Medicine, Zagreb, Yugoslavia *1971 Swedish Physician's Licence *1972 Boards of Endocrinology, Sweden *1974 Boards in General Medicine, Sweden \\ __POSTGRADUATE CLINICAL TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE__ \\ *1961-1962 Intern, University Hospital "Dr. M. Stojanovic", Zagreb, Yugoslavia *1962-1963 Army Physician, Yugoslavia *1964 Assistant, Department of Pathology, University Hospital "Dr. M. Stojanovic", Zagreb, Yugoslavia *1964-1967 Resident, Department of Medicine, University Hospital "Dr. M. Stojanovic", Zagreb, Yugoslavia \\ __CLINICAL POSITIONS__ \\ *1988-1995 Head of the Department of Endocrinology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden *1976-1988 Head of Diabetes Section, Department of Endocrinology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden *1971-1976 Resident, Department of Endocrinology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden \\ __ACADEMIC POSITIONS__ \\ *1995-2004 Professor of Endocrinology, Department of Endocrinology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden *1995-2000 Chairman of the Department of Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden *1985-1995 Professor of Diabetes, Department of Endocrinology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden *1976-1985 Associate Professor of Endocrinology, Department of Endocrinology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden *1971-1976 Assistant Professor of Endocrinology, Department of Endocrinology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden \\ __PROFESSIONAL COMMITTMENTS__ \\ *Member of the Carnegie Cowen Global Healthcare Fund - Science Council *Member of the Nordic Research Foundation *Member of the International Council of the Karolinska Institutet *Member of the Symposia Committee of the Nobel Assembly *Member of the Committee for Karolinska Research Lectures *Member of the Research Committee and Collegium at the Karolinska Hospital *Member of the Steering Committee of the Swedish Association for the Study of Diabetes *Member of the Medical Committee of the Swedish Diabetes Association \\ __HONOURS AND AWARDS__ \\ *1975 Fellow of All Indian Institute for Diabetes Research *1979 Vuk Vrhovec Award (Croation Diabetes Association) *1981 Jacob Poulsen Award for Research in Endocrinology (Nordisk Insulin Foundation) *1987 Bertha Rosenstadt Professorship in Health Research, University of Toronto, Canada *1988 Professor of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Yugoslavia *1989 Adjunct Professor of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada *1991 Björn Sjögren's Lecture, University of Gothenburg *1991 Member of the Nobel Assembly *1991 Rolf Luft's Award (International Diabetes Federation) *1992 Novo Lecture (Indian Diabetes Federation) *1992 Laufberger Lecture (European Association for the Study of Diabetes) *1994 Banting and Best Diabetes Centre Lecture, Toronto, Canada *1996 Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences *1997 Member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences *1998 Member of the Academia Europaea *1998 Novo Lecture, Toronto, Canada *1998 Thureus Prize, The Swedish Society of Medicine *2000 Marble Lecture, Harvard Medical School, Boston *2002 Celal Öker Memorial Lecture (Turkish Diabetes Association) *2004 Hippocrates Award, Hellenic Society of Internal Medicine *2008 Doctor Honoris Causa, Charles University, Prague