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Kai Simons receives Honorary Doctor of University of Eastern Finland

The University of Eastern Finland has invited 16 distinguished individuals to receive the award of Honorary Doctor in 2010 - among them Kai Simons, Research Group Leader and Director Emeritus at the MPI-CBG.

Kai Simons is "without doubt one the internationally most recognized Finnish researchers", say the University of Eastern Finland and add: "His impressive scientific work includes nearly 300 publications, most of which have been published in the highest ranking scientific journals. Professor Simons has been a major influence in the science policy field in Europe and globally. He has been the editor of a number of significant scientific journals. He is member of seven scientific academies, such as the American Academy of Art and Science. He has been awarded numerous prizes such as the Federation of European Biochemical Societies Anniversary Prize, the Anders Jahre Prize, the Runeberg Prize, the Academia Leopoldina Schleiden Medal and the Matti Äyräpää Prize. He is an Honorary Doctor of the University of Oulu and the University of Leuven and has been invited as an honorary lecturer in international conferences. He is also the chairman of the European Life Scientist Organization."

Congratulations, Kai!