Prof. Dr. Per Brandtzaeg (✝︎)

Professor Per Brandtzaeg is the former Head of the Faculty Division, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, and the founder of the Laboratory for Immunohistochemistry and Immunopathology (LIIPAT), Institute and Department of Pathology, which is devoted to research on mucosal immunity. He is also the founder of a thematic research network called the Center for Vaccinology and Immunotherapy (CEVI) at the University of Oslo, with a focus on basic mechanisms of importance for active and passive immunization. Professor Brandtzaeg’s main research interest is in the immunobiology and immunopathology of mucous membranes.