Nils Robert Ringertz was born in 1932. He got an MD/PhD in Medicine in 1960 and later specialized in medical cell genetics. His main line of research was nucleocytoplasmic signaling and digital imaging of cell structures using fluorescent probes. Nils Ringertz served as Professor of Medical Cell Genetics at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm in 1969-1996, was Chairman at the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology (CMB) of the Medical Nobel Institute in 1978-1988, Chairman of the Medical Nobel Committee in1985-1987, Chairman of the Medical Nobel Assembly in 1988-1989 and Acting Secretary of the Medical Nobel Assembly in 1993-1999. From 1963 to 1993 he was Editor of Experimental Cell Research (Academic Press). Nils Ringertz was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and served with a number of international scientific organizations. In 1994 he initiated the Electronic Nobel Museum Project (ENM) which led to the Nobelprize.org.
Nils Ringertz died in his home in Stockholm on 8 June 2002.
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