Nils-Göran Larsson

Nils-Göran Larsson is a Swedish professor specializing in mitochondrial biology.

Career Larsson started his career in 1987, focusing on the study of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations related to human disease. During the early 1990s, Larsson identified gaps in the understanding of mitochondrial function, prompting him to further his specialization in biochemistry and mouse genetics at Stanford University as a HHMI Physician Postdoctoral Fellow in 1994.

From July 2002 until December 2015, Larsson was a professor in mitochondrial genetics at the Center for Inborn Errors of Metabolism at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital.

In 2008, Larsson joined the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing in Cologne, Germany, as one of its founding directors, where he continued his research on mitochondrial dysfunction.

Awards and recognition 2002: Göran Gustafsson Prize in Medicine 2004: Descartes Prize from the European Union 2006: Jubilee Prize from the Swedish Medical Society 2008: Hilda and Alfred Erikssons Prize