Dr. Kari Stefansson receives Jahre Award - Photo by Francesco Saggio, University of Oslo

In a ceremony held this evening in Oslo, deCODE founder and CEO Kari Stefansson received the Anders Jahre Award for Medical Research. One of the most prestigious medical prizes in the Nordic countries, it was awarded in recognition of Dr. Stefansson’s leading contribution to increasing understanding of the genetic factors involved in common, complex diseases. The selection committee noted that this work has been driven by deCODE’s population approach, and by the participation of a large proportion of the Icelandic population in the company’s gene discovery programs.

Photo by Francesco Saggio, University of Oslo

Photo by Francesco Saggio, University of Oslo