Background
Wide, Leif Edvin was born on July 21, 1934 in Stockholm. Son of Edvin Emil and Axelina Kristina (Andersson) Wide.
physician biochemistry professor
Wide, Leif Edvin was born on July 21, 1934 in Stockholm. Son of Edvin Emil and Axelina Kristina (Andersson) Wide.
Bachelor of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy in Medicine, Uppsala University, 1963.
Assistant professor obstetrics-gynecology., Uppsala U., 1963;
physician, Uppsala U., 1963-1965;
research fellow in clinical chemistry, Uppsala U., 1965-1968;
professor endocrinol. biochemistry, Uppsala U., since 1985;
head physician in clinical chemistry, U. Hospital, Uppsala, since 1971;
researcher, Swedish Medical Research Council, Uppsala, 1968-1971. Member International Federation of Clinical Chemistry Expert Panel on Immunoassay, 1976-1983. Member organizing committee International Congress of Endocrinology, Kyoto, Japan, 1986-1988.
Member expert advisory panel on biological standardization, World Health Organization, since 1986.
Member Swedish Society Physicians (Jubileum prize 1969, 86), Swedish Society Clinical Chemistry, Swedish Society of Allergology, Swedish Endocrine Society (board directors 1976-1985), Endocrine Society (United States).
Married Mariann Heyman, June 30, 1961. Children: Ann Maria, Pia Kristina, Björn Edvin.