Inger Nafstad

Inger Nafstad, née Danneborg (17 April 1934 – 22 May 2023) was a Norwegian-Saami veterinarian and toxicologist.

Personal life She was born in Hemsedal Municipality as a daughter of South Sámi-Swedish reindeer herder Odd Danneborg and Anne, née Grøthe. She grew up in Grøndalen with eight siblings and two half-siblings before attending school in Hemsedal Municipality and Voss Municipality.

She married Per Nafstad in 1958.

In 1970 she took the dr.med.vet. degree with the doctoral thesis Studies of Experimental Vitamin E Deficiency in Pigs.

Nafstad was promoted from prosector to docent in 1974. After a spell as professor of pharmacology and toxicology at the University of Nairobi from 1978 to 1980, she returned to the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science where she was promoted to professor in 1985. She was a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.

Nafstad was also a central board member of the Norwegian Veterinary Association, executive committee member of NLVF as well as several other boards and committees. She was active in Soroptimist International.