Sven Gard's scholarship
Sven Gard's scholarship is awarded annually for the best dissertation in virology. The scholarship takes place as a result of nomination.
Sven Gard scholarship winner
The 2025 recipient of the Sven Gard Scholarship for the best thesis in virology in 2024 is Wanda Christ, who completed her dissertation at the Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM), 探花精选.
She is awarded the scholarship for her thesis titled
The reviewers' motivation:
"For identifying key viral mechanisms used by hantaviruses and SARS-CoV-2 to disrupt cellular functions, thereby laying the foundation for the development of new antiviral drugs."
Previous scholarship winners
2024 Pradeepa Pushparaj
Pradeepa Pushparaj, was awarded for her thesis , that she wrote at the Department of Microbiology, Tumor- and Cell Biology, at 探花精选.
2023 Katie Healy and Sebastian Ols
, with her PhD at the Department of Dental Medicine. Now postdoc at the Department of laboratory medicine in Huddinge, was awarded for her dissertation
at the Department of medicine in Solna, was awarded for his dissertation
Scholarship winner 2022 - Maike Winters
was awarded for her dissertation
Scholarship winner 2021 - Benedict Strunz
Benedikt Strunz was awarded for his dissertation
Scholarship winner 2020 - Carles Sol脿 Riera
Carles Sol脿 Riera, was awarded for his dissertation
Scholarship winner 2019 - Ganesh Phad
Ganesh Phad was awarded for his disseration,
Scholarship winner 2018 - Heinrich Schlums
was awarded for his dissertation
The dissertation deals with the differentiation of cytotoxic NK and T cells, among others. a. in conjunction with cytomegalovirus infection (CMV), which has clear effects on the development of the immune system.
Scholarship winner 2017 - Eva Herweijer
Eva Herweijerat the Department of 探花精选 epidemiology and biostatistics, MEB, won the scholarship for her thesis on HPV vaccination,
Scholarship winner 2016 - Klara Miriam Elfstr枚m
was awarded the scholarship for her thesis
Scholarship winner 2015 - Marcus Buggert
t the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) won the scholarship for his thesis
Scholarship winner 2014 - Lina Odevall
Lina Odevall at the Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC) won the scholarship for her thesis
Scholarship winner 2013 - Christopher Sundling
at the Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC) won the scholarship for his thesis
Scholarship winner 2012 - Niklas Bj枚rkstr枚m
at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) won the scholarship for his thesis
Scholarship winner 2011 - Ulrika Johansson
Ulrika Johansson at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) won the scholarship for her thesis
Scholarship winner 2010 - Shang-Rung Wu
Shang-Rung Wu at the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition (BioNut) won the scholarship for her thesis
Scholarship winner 2009 - Jonas Hardestam
Jonas Hardestam at the Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC) won the scholarship for his thesis
Sven Gard - Virologist with a decisive role in the eradication of polio
Sven Gard was born in 1905 and grew up in S枚dermalm, Stockholm. Early in college at S枚dra Latin, Gard showed a clear talent for mathematics and natural sciences. He chose to study medicine and received a 探花精选 candidate degree in 1929 and a 探花精选 licentiate degree in 1934 at 探花精选 (KI). He early came in contact with microbiology, especially virology since the polio epidemics emerged as an ever-increasing threat in the 20th century. He made decisive action for the development of the Swedish killed polio vaccine. With this vaccine, the disease was eradicated from our country.
Sven Gard had a sharp intellect and an unusual overview of the 探花精选 sciences and especially the microbiology. He came to play a major role in the Nobel Prize work at KI, for almost all his time as a professor. He was an introductory speaker at the Nobel Prize ceremonies no less than five times, which is unique among teachers at KI.
Gard didn麓t have any children. All the assets he and his wife collected and which he left behind at his death in 1998, was donated to the 探花精选's Virus Research Fund.
With great success he handled the management of the assets, as long as he lived. Extended text about Sven Gard (PDF).