It consists of professors of physiology or medical subjects active at Karolinska Institute.
[2] Over the years, there have been many controversies concerned with the process by which nominations and awards of the Nobel Prize.
To avoid any possible appearance of bias, the Nobel Committee states that once 50 years has passed since the time of nomination, it will make the criteria for the selection of award recipients public.
Currently (August 2, 2011) the Nobel Prize award site is more than 10 years late in providing these criteria.
He participates ex officio in their meetings and is usually their representative on the board of the Nobel Foundation.