The Sjöberg Prize is awarded to a person or persons who have made decisive contributions to cancer research. This year´s prize was awarded to Charles Swanton, at the Francis Crick Institute in London. He has described how tumours’ mutations arise and develop. His discoveries could help explain why treatments do not always work, as well as leading the way to more accurate diagnostics.
More information about the laureate>
Lectures by the laureate and invited speakers.
A programme will be published later.
The lecture is organised by The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and The Sjöberg Foundation, with support from Uppsala Comprehensive Cancer Centre (UCCC), Uppsala University, Akademiska Sjukhuset and Regionalt Cancercentrum Mellansverige.
The event is free of charge and open to the public, registration is not required. The lecure will be recorded and later published on www.kva.se.
The Sjöberg Prize is awarded as a partnership between the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Sjöberg Foundation. The Sjöberg Foundation also finances the prize.
Photo: Michael Bowles
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences occasionally records and photographs during its events. Photographs and video footage will be processed by the Academy and submitted to third parties for processing. Photographs and videos may also be used in our communication activities to provide information about the Academy’s activities in any of the digital and/or printed channels used by the Academy. If you do not consent to this or have other questions about our processing of personal data, please call us on +46 8 673 95 00, or email gdpr@kva.se
Read more about how the Academy processes your personal data
Kontakt: Peter Brandén
E-post: program@kva.se