Sune Bergström

Karl Sune Detlof Bergström (10 January 1916 – 15 August 2004) was a Swedish biochemist. He was Dean of the Karolinska Institute Medical Department in Stockholm.^[1] In 1969 he became the Rector.^[1] Bergström was best known for his work with lipid compounds. For his work on prostaglandins and related substances, Bergström was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1982, along with co-recipients Bengt I. Samuelsson and John R. Vane.^[2]

Sune Bergström
Sune Bergström in April 1975.
Born	(1916-01-10)10 January 1916 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	15 August 2004(2004-08-15) (aged 88) Stockhom, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Known for	Prostaglandins
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize
Scientific career
Fields	Biochemistry