Curious about the behind-the-scenes of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry?

Professor Gunnar von Heijne, at the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, has served 19 years on the Nobel Committee for Chemistry. In this video he shares memorable moments and the process of finding the laureate.

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Gunnar von Heijne's research group

Membrane proteins serve a number of very important functions in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. They are built according to structural principles different from those of globular proteins.

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