Honorary doctor Kerstin Lindblad-Toh

Göran Andersson and Tomas Bergström, both researchers at the Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, were amongst those who nominated Kerstin Lindblad-Toh as a honorary doctor. 

"We and other scientists at SLU have collaborated with Kerstin Lindblad-Toh for a long time. This collaboration has deepened, and today there is a very successful collaboration between the universities within canine research," Göran Andersson comments. 

The collaboration between SLU and Uppsala University has resulted in several large international projects. Kerstin Lindblad-Toh was one of the scientistst who took initiative to the EU-financed project LUPA which involves both animal geneticists and veterinary medical clinics at SLU. She has even led a Formas-financed centre of excellence where scientists from SLU participated.

Göran Andersson motivates the nomination:

"Kerstin Lindblad-Toh is a unique talent and her scientific work has translated into practical applications within both veterinary and human health care. She has made a number of groundbreaking contributions within animal genetics, for example identification of several genetic mutations that cause hereditary disease in dogs and horses."

Kerstin Lindblad-Toh is awarded the title of honorary doctor at this year's doctoral award ceremony on the 5th of October and gives her installment lecture on 4th of October.