Catharina Svanborg

Biography

Catharina Svanborg received her MD in 1974 and PhD in 1978. Since 1989 she is Professor of Clinical Immunology at Lund University. In 1996, CS was elected Fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Science. As suggested by an h index of 84, her research is extremely influential, with strong international networks. In 1979-80 In 2000 CS was a visiting Professor at Imperial College and from 2008-2010, Principal Investigator at the Singapore Immunology Network. Her awards include the Domagk award, the non-restricted grant award (BMS), the Kennedy Visiting Professorship Award at Imperial College, London, the Edwin H. Beachey Distinguished Visiting Professorship Award at the University of Tennessee, the Jubilee award of the Swedish Medical Society, the Nordic Söderberg award and the Scientist of the year award, 2014. CS has published > 400 papers and mentored some 45 graduate students and many postdoctoral fellows, who now pursue successful careers.

Research Interest

Her awards include the Domagk award, the non-restricted grant award (BMS), the Kennedy Visiting Professorship Award at Imperial College, London, the Edwin H. Beachey Distinguished Visiting Professorship Award at the University of Tennessee, the Jubilee award of the Swedish Medical Society, the Nordic Söderberg award and the Scientist of the year award, 2014. CS has published > 400 papers and mentored some 45 graduate students and many postdoctoral fellows, who now pursue successful careers.