Eduardo Arzt (born February 22, 1953) is an Argentine molecular biologist, Master in Experimental Biology, Doctor (Ph.D) from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry ( University of Buenos Aires). Currently, he is a senior researcher at CONICET, distinguished professor of the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the University of Buenos Aires, External Scientific Member of the

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(Germany) and director of the Biomedicine Research Institute of Buenos AiresBiomedicine Research Institute of Buenos Aires - CONICET - MPSP
- official website. – CONICET – Partner Institute of the

Contribution and recognition

His scientific contributions stand him out as an internationally recognized personality in the field of molecular neuroendocrinology. His laboratory contributed to the discovery of new genes and pathways involved in the physiological adaptation to homeostasis in response to stress, hypoxia (lack of cellular oxygen), physiopathological processes (pituitary tumors), and to the discovery of new targets for pharmacological treatments. He is known not only for his findings, which are an example of research in biomedicine, transferring results from basic molecular biology to pharmacological applications,Descubren un gen maestro para entender la maquinaria celular
by Nora Bär. Diario La Nación (Argentina), 10/19/2007. (spanish)
by Valeria Román. Diario Clarín (Argentina), 10/19/2007. (spanish)Prueban con éxito una terapia para la enfermedad de Cushing
Diario La Nación (Argentina), 10/13/2006. but also for his vast institutional achievements for Argentine and Latin-American science, including an active and important role in the development and realization of the project of the Polo Científico TecnológicoCiencia entre Palermo Soho y Palermo Hollywood
, by Paula Rodriguez, Deutsche Welle site, 12/21/2009. and the creation of the Biomedicine Research Institute of Buenos AiresPrimer Mundo, en Palermo: el imponente Instituto Max Planck
by Nora Bär, Diario La Nación(Argentina), 11/26/2012. (spanish)
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. He has received, for its ongoing work, both prestigious Argentine ( Bunge and Born Award, Houssay Award) and International (

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, External Scientific Member of the

, Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Berthold Medal, TWAS Prize)Orden del Mérito
Página 12 (Argentina), 07/20/2011. (spanish) awards and distinctions.

Bibliographic review / career

In 1970 he graduated from the Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires, Argentina. The following year, he enrolled at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry of the University of Buenos Aires, and graduated in 1978. In 1981 he began a Masters in Experimental Biology at the Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico, and his Master's Thesis was on transportation models in biological membranes (1984). From 1985 to 1988 at the UBA Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, he conducted his Ph.D. in cellular mechanisms involved in immune-neuroendocrine pathways, at the Institute for Medical Research A. Lanari, of the Faculty of Medicine (UBA). In 1989 he joined the Scientific Researcher Career of CONICET, Argentina, where he is now a Senior Researcher. In 1995 he obtained the position of Professor in Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences (UBA). In 1997 he participated as co-Founder and Director of the Laboratorio de Fisiología y Biología Molecular (LFBM-FCEN-UBA) aboratory of Physiology and Molecular Biology In 2005 he was appointed External Scientific Member of the

.Max Planck Institute Psychiatry Munich
.Importante distinción a dos científicos argentinos
by Nora Bär, Diario La Nación (Argentina), 08/09/2005. (spanish) In 2007 he participated in the agreement for the establishment of the Biomedicine Research Institute of Buenos Aires – CONICET – Partner Institute of the

(IBioBA), whose construction was completed in 2012 at the Polo Científico y Tecnológico.Polo Científico Tecnológico
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Awards and distinctions

* 1987 – UAM – México, in the field of Biological Sciences and Health. Prize for his master thesis "Formation of oligomers of ion transporters by Nigericin". * 1993 – Award: cover of the journal '' Endocrinology'' Vol. 132. * 1997 –

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, awarded by the

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, United States.John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
. * 1997 – "Lucio Cherny" award, for the best presentation, XLII Congress of Clinical Research Argentine Society,

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. * 2001 – The presentation "Transcriptional regulation of the gp130 cytokine IL-6 by PACAP and estrogens: its importance for anterior pituitary pathophysiology" was selected as "hot topic" in the 7th International Pituitary Congress. Phoenix- United States * 2002 – "Lucio Cherny" award for the best presentation, XLVII XLII Congress of Clinical Research Argentine Society,

. * 2003 – "Bernardo Houssay, to Scientific and Technological Research" award, Ministry of Science and Technology, Argentina. * 2005 – Appointed External Scientific Member of the

, Germany. * 2006 – Award: cover of the journal '' Trends Pharmacol Sci''. * 2008 – Bunge and Born award. Experimental Medicine.Fundación Bunge y Born
– web site. Experimental medicine award.Premio Bunge y Born a dos investigadores del CONICET
by Nora Bär, Diario La Nación (Argentina), 05/23/2008. (spanish)
by Valeria Román, Diario Clarín (Argentina), 08/13/2008. (spanish) * 2011 – Federal Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for the commitment to the development of scientific cooperation between Germany and Argentina, and by participation in the founding of the binational

Biomedicine Max Planck Institute in Buenos Aires Biomedicine (also referred to as Western medicine, mainstream medicine or conventional medicine)

. * 2011 – Award: Cover of the journal '' Neuroendocrinology'' Vol. 94. * 2013 – Konex award, Argentina. Molecular Biology and biochemistry.Fundación Konex
official website. Konex award 2013: Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. * 2015 –

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in Medical Sciences. * 2017 – Berthold Medal, awarded by the German Society for Endocrinology.

References

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