Awards and honors
- Using a scholarship at Sigtunaskolan semi-private high school, which has the highest academic rank in Sweden. (1988-1985)
- Selected as the best natural science student at Sigtunaskolan High School in Sweden (1988-1985)
- The spine and spinal cord award of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (2009) with the topic '?Hyaluronic Acid as a Scaffold for Spinal Cord Regeneration'
- Beverly Walter research award for exemplary research in 2011
- Richard Moravetz Research Award in 2012