Rolf Ohlsson's Biography

Rolf Ohlsson, Professor, Karolinska Institute

Rolf Ohlsson obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Lund, Sweden. As a post-doctoral researcher he studied gene expression, RNA processing and post-translational processing. He began his epigenetic research as a professor at the Karolinska Institute, Sweden, and continued at the University of Uppsala. He has recently moved back to Karolinska Institute as a strategic professor to investigate links between epigenetic states, chromatin conformation and nuclear structure in association with DNA replication and transcription during development and disease. Since 2010 he is a member of the Nobel Assembly and since 2011 member of Faculty 1000.