Background
Blomback, Birger Erik Gustaf was born on May 7, 1926 in Nederkalix, Sweden. Son of Gustaf and Estrid Johanna (Björkman) Blomback.
educator biomedical researcher
Blomback, Birger Erik Gustaf was born on May 7, 1926 in Nederkalix, Sweden. Son of Gustaf and Estrid Johanna (Björkman) Blomback.
Bachelor of Medicine, University Stockholm, 1951. Doctor of Medicine, University Stockholm, 1958.
Research fellow, Swedish Medical Council, Stockholm, 1958-1961; associate professor, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1961-1979; professor, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1979-1992; senior investigator, The New York Blood Center, New York City, 1973-1991. Consultant The New York Blood Center, since 1991.
Member International Society Haemostasis and Thrombosis (president 1979-1983), International Society Biorheology, Swedish Medical Association (Alvarenga prize 1957), New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Margareta Wetter, 1951 (divorced 1972). 1 child from previous marriage, Niklas. Married Ching Chiang, August 4, 1978.
1 child, Henning.