Anders Jahre's Awards for Medical Research honor research of outstanding quality in basic and clinical medicine. The prizes are awarded by the University of Oslo and are among the largest within Nordic biomedical research.
This year's award ceremony
The Anders Jahre Senior Medical Prize is awarded to Professor May Britt Moser and Professor Edvard I. Moser, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim. The Anders Jahre Prize for Young Scientists is to be shared between Professor Johanna Ivaska, University of Turku and Professor Søren Paludan, University of Aarhus.
Nomination for 2012
All professors of medicine serving in a Nordic country are invited to nominate potential awardees within 1 February 2012.
The Selection Committee
The prize is awarded by the University of Oslo after nomination by a committee appointed by the University.
About the awards
- The Anders Jahre Senior Medical Prize (the main prize). The award includes a grant of NOK 1,000,000.
- The Anders Jahre Prize for Young Scientists. The award includes a grant of NOK 400,000.