Monday, 26 December 2022 01:32

Prof. Erkki Ruoslahti conferred the degree of Honorary Doctor of Biomedicine of UniTartu

Presentation of Prof. Ruoslahti during the commencement ceremony Presentation of Prof. Ruoslahti during the commencement ceremony

Disntinguished professor Erkki Ruoslahti, a longtime mentor and present collaborator of Prof. Teesalu, has been conferred the degree of Honorary Doctor of Biomedicine of the University of Tartu for "cooperation with the University of Tartu in developing the research fields of cancer biology, nanomedicine and drug development".

Prof. Ruoslahti is a member of the US National Academy of Sciences since 1999 and has received several prestigious awards (e.g. Canada Gairdner International Award in 1997, Japan Prize in Cell Biology in 2005, and Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 2022).

https://ut.ee/en/content/erkki-ruoslahti