Andersson Receives Uppsala University’s Most Prestigious Award

Leif Andersson

Texas A&M University and Uppsala University professor Leif Andersson has been honored with the most prestigious award given at Uppsala University, The Björkén Prize.

Anderson, a visiting professor in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VIBS), was awarded the prize during Uppsala University’s Winter Conferment Ceremony on Jan. 26.

Selected by the Uppsala University Board, The Björkén Prize is granted “as a reward for outstanding scientific research or other work based on science—either discoveries, inventions, or fruitful enhancements—that brings honor to Swedish research or contributes to the material improvement of the country.’

It is alternately awarded in four different fields: botany, zoology, and landscape planning; chemistry, mineralogy, metallurgy, and geology; physics, mechanics, and engineering science; and theoretical disciplines of medical sciences.

“It is a true honor to receive this prize since so many outstanding scientists, including several Nobel prize laureates, have received the prize before me,” Andersson said.

The Björkén Prize was first awarded in 1902 on the day of John Björkén’s death, Dec. 16.

Andersson also recently was awarded an honorary doctorate from Texas A&M University during its commencement ceremonies Dec. 15-16.

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Contact Information: Jennifer Gauntt, Director of CVMBS Communications, Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences; jgauntt@cvm.tamu.edu; 979-862-4216


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