Fredrik Persson receives the Assar Gabrielsson award for dissertation on genomic imbalances in tumors
Today, May 11, Medical Doctor Fredrik Persson received the Assar Gabrielsson award for his dissertation at the University of Gothenburg on the treatment of genomic imbalances in tumors. The award included a prize of SEK 50,000 with the potential to receive a research grant of SEK 100,000 in autumn 2010.Fredrik Persson works at the Department of Oncology at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg. He received the award for his dissertation on “Studies of Fusion Oncogenes and Genomic Imbalances in Human Tumors.” In his dissertation, Fredrik Persson studied genomic imbalances in tumors.