Sara Snogerup Linse

Sara Snogerup Linse (born 30 April 1962) is a Swedish Professor of Biochemistry at Lund University. Her research considers the molecular mechanisms of protein self-assembly in Alzheimer's disease. She serves as Chair of the Committee for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. She was awarded the 2019 European Molecular Biology Organization Women in Science Award.

Early life and education Linse grew up in the Oskarshamn Municipality. Her parents are both botanists. She was thirteen years old when she first learned about proteins, and her high school teachers told her that there were still mysteries in establishing their structure – function properties. She graduated in 1985 and started a doctorate at Lund University in physical chemistry. Her research considers the molecular basis of neurological and metabolic diseases. Linse has demonstrated that the process of nucleation and growth of amyloid-beta peptide occurs in two phases; first the amyloid fibrils form and then monomers nucleate on the surface. In 2020 Linse and co-workers announced a mathematical model that could be used to describe the chemical reactions that are responsible for the fibroid aggregation associated with Alzheimer's disease.

Awards and honours Her awards and honours include:

2004 Elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 2011 International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry Distinguished Woman in Chemistry prize 2012 Joined the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Committee

Selected publications Her publications include:

Linse publishes children's books with her partner Kyrre Thalberg. These have included Draksommar, Kjetil och Jostein, Höst i Drakbergen, Prins Pralin åker buss, and Karnevalen i Brind. She is also 2018 World Masters Orienteering Champion.