Nomination

In October 2013 two medical prizes will be awarded:

• The Anders Jahre Medical Prize for outstanding scientific activity or results within Nordic medicine. The prize amounts to NOK 1 000 000 (approximately €125 000).
• The Anders Jahre Medical Prize to young medical scientists within the Nordic countries. The candidate must be below the age of 40 by June 15, 2013. NOK 400 000 (approximately €50 000).

All professors of medicine serving in a Nordic country are invited to nominate potential awardees. Nominations should be sent to the secretary of the prize committee, Anette
Sørensen. Please use the e-mail address: anette.sorensen@rr-research.no. The nominations must be received before 1 February, 2013.

In order to be processed each nomination should be accompanied by

1. A thorough explanation of the reason that the nominee should be considered for the prize
2. A list of publications by the nominee
3. A curriculum vitae

The submitted material should be in English. Proposals by fax cannot be accepted.

Nominations that have been submitted in previous years should be submitted again in order to be processed, and should follow this years's submission format. The prize committee especially asks for your help in nominating cadidates for the young investigator award. The prize is an important recognition and incentive for active scientists.

Questions can be addressed to the chairman of the prize committee, Professor Harald Stenmark. Please use the e-mail address: h.a.stenmark@medisin.uio.no.

The board of the University of Oslo has decided that proposals should be kept strictly confidential.

 

Oslo, 23 October, 2012

Ole Petter Ottersen
Rector

Gunn-Elin Aa. Bjørneboe
University Director