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Sune Bergström
Biochemist

Sune Bergström

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Identifying prostaglandins and their biological roles.

Prostaglandin research · Nobel Prize

Born
10 January 1916
Birthplace
Stockholm, Sweden
Died
15 August 2004

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Sune Bergström

Sune Bergström was a Swedish biochemist whose research helped establish the chemistry of prostaglandins. He shared the 1982 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Bengt Samuelsson and John Vane.

Early life

Scientific training

Trained in medicine and biochemistry at the Karolinska Institute.

Career

  1. 1938–1942

    International research

    Held research fellowships in London and the United States before returning to Sweden.

  2. 1948

    Lund laboratory

    Took up a chair in physiological chemistry.

  3. 1975

    Nobel Foundation

    Joined its board of directors.

Contributions

Prostaglandin research

Helped isolate and identify biologically active compounds.

Nobel Prize

Shared the medicine prize for discoveries concerning prostaglandins and related substances.

Beyond work

Scientific family

His son Svante Pääbo also became a Nobel laureate.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Nobel autobiography ↗Nobel lecture ↗

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