Axel Hirsch Prize for groundbreaking research on angiogenesis
Professor Yihai Cao at the Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet is awarded the 2014 Axel Hirsch Prize for his groundbreaking studies on angiogenesis and its importance for numerous physiological and pathological conditions.In 2004 Yihai Cao was appointed professor in vascular biology at Karolinska Institutet, specializing in angiogenesis regulation. Angiogenesis is the process involved in the formation of new blood vessels, and is an important field in the areas of research such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, stroke, diabetes and chronic