Anna-Karin Sjögren receives Assar Gabrielsson Award for dissertation on how genetic changes in cells affect progression of cancer

Today, May 11, Doctor of Medicine Anna-Karin Sjögren was named the recipient of the Assar Gabrielsson Award for her dissertation at the University of Gothenburg, dealing with how genetic changes in cells impact the progression of cancer. The award is worth SEK 50,000 with the possibility of receiving a SEK 100,000 research grant during autumn 2011.Anna-Karin Sjögren works in the unit for Clinical Systems Biology at the Institute of Clinical Sciences at the Sahlgrenska Academy in Gothenburg. She received the prize for her dissertation: “The Importance of Isoprenylation and Nf1 Deficiency in