Background
Falkmer, Sture Emil was born on October 23, 1927 in Luleå, Sweden. Son of Emil and Ruth Astrid (Falck) Falkmer.
Falkmer, Sture Emil was born on October 23, 1927 in Luleå, Sweden. Son of Emil and Ruth Astrid (Falck) Falkmer.
Bachelor in Medicine, Karolinska Institute, 1949; Doctor of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, Uppsala U., 1961.
Intern, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, 1952-1953;
resident department pathology, U. Uppsala, 1953-1955;
assistant instructor in pathology, Karolinska Institute & Hospital, Stockholm, 1949-1953;
professor, department chairman pathology, Karolinska Institute & Hospital, Stockholm, 1984-1993;
emeritus professor, Karolinska Institute & Hospital, Stockholm, since 1993;
senior assistant, Uppsala (Sweden) U., 1953-1960;
professor pathology, Uppsala (Sweden) U., 1960-1962;
professor, department chairman pathology, Umeå (Sweden) U., 1962-1978;
professor, department chairman pathology, U. Lund, Sweden, 1978-1984. Dean faculty of medicine Umeå U., 1970-1973. Vice dean faculty of medicine U. Lund, 1980-1993.
Chief medical service Karolinska Hospital, 1986-1990. Member Nobel Assembly Karolinska Institute, 1985-1993. Invited professor of University Geneva, Switzerland, 1977-1978.
Honorary member science board 3d Faculty of Medicine Charles U., Prague, 1990.
Corporal Swedish Army, 1946-1949. Fellow or member of 30 national and international scientific societies for pathology, endocrinology, diabetes, and cancer research.
Married Barbro Gerda Maria, October 17, 1953 (divorced 1987). Children: Lennart, Torbjörn. Married Ursula Gerda Kadner, July 29, 1989.