Physiology or Medicine

Biographical

Santiago Ramón y Cajal was born on May 1, 1852, at Petilla de Aragón, Spain. As a boy he was apprenticed first to a barber and then to a cobbler. He himself wished to be an artist – his gift for draughtsmanship is evident in his published works. His father, however, who was Professor of…

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Credits for the production Nobel and Karolinska Institutet Production made by Nobelprize.org in cooperation with Jan Lindsten, professor emeritus Center for Molecular Medicine Karolinska Hospital SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden Martin Lundström, manuscript IT-Media Martin Lundström Sandbrovägen 13 183 30 Täby Peo Drangert, sound Sound Propulsion Kungsholmsstrand 101 112 33 Stockholm Alan Pryke, voice over Cultura…

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A 28 minutes long slide shows the history of Karolinska Institutet and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. It is divided into four parts: The 19th century history of Karolinska Institute; the development of the Karolinska Institute during the 1900’s; The Nobel Laureates at the Karolinska Institute; Selecting the Nobel Laureates and overview of…

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