The Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine

The Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine at Karolinska Institutet is responsible for the selection of candidates from the names submitted by invited nominators. Committee members are elected for a period of 3 years. In assessing the qualifications of the candidates, the Committee is assisted by specially appointed expert advisers.

Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine 2009

Klas Kärre (Chairman)
Professor of Molecular Immunology

Göran K. Hansson (Secretary)
Professor of Experimental Cardiovascular Research

Jan Andersson (Member)
Professor in Infectious Diseases

Bertil Fredholm (Member)
Professor of Pharmacology

Carlos Ibáñez (Member)
Professor of Molecular Neurobiology

Urban Lendahl (Deputy Chairman)
Professor of Genetics