Elias Arnér (Elias S. J. Arnér; born 2 March 1966) is a Swedish
professor
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in
biochemistry
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active in the fields of
redox
Redox ( , , reduction–oxidation or oxidation–reduction) is a type of chemical reaction in which the oxidation states of the reactants change. Oxidation is the loss of electrons or an increase in the oxidation state, while reduction is t ...
biology and
cancer research
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Cancer research ranges from epidemiology, molecular bioscience to the performance of clinical trials to evaluate ...
. He studied medicine at
Karolinska Institutet
The Karolinska Institute (KI; ; sometimes known as the (Royal) Caroline Institute in English) is a research-led medical university in Solna within the Stockholm urban area of Sweden and one of the foremost medical research institutes globally. ...
and became a
medical doctor
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in 1997. He received his Ph.D. in 1993 from Karolinska Institutet on the subject of
nucleoside analogues
Nucleoside analogues are structural analogues of a nucleoside, which normally contain a nucleobase and a sugar. Nucleotide analogues are analogues of a nucleotide, which normally has one to three phosphates linked to a nucleoside. Both types ...
in relation to
cancer
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and
HIV
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treatment. He moved to
Munich
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, Germany where he started focusing on
selenoproteins In molecular biology a selenoprotein is any protein that includes a selenocysteine (Sec, U, Se-Cys) amino acid residue. Among functionally characterized selenoproteins are five glutathione peroxidases (GPX) and three thioredoxin reductases, (TrxR/TX ...
. He returned to Karolinska Institutet where he became
associate professor
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In the ''North American system'', used in the United States and many other countries, it is a position ...
in 2000 and appointed
professor
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in 2009. He is head of the biochemistry division in the department of medical biochemistry and biophysics at Karolinska Institutet. In 2017 he chairs th Se2017 – 200 Years of Selenium Research Conference.
Research
The research of Arnér focuses on redox control of cell function and mechanisms of selenoprotein dependent pathways, with a special interest in the mammalian thioredoxin system. Another focus of research is the development of production systems for selenoproteins and their potential use in diverse biotechnological applications.
Private life and artistic work
Arnér is the son of Swedish writer
Sivar Arnér
Sivar Arnér (13 March 1909 – 13 January 1997) was a Swedish novelist and playwright.
Biography
Sivar Arnér was born at Arby parish in Kalmar County, Sweden. Arnér was the son of the merchant Ernst Arnér and Hilda Nilsson.
His brother ...
(1909–1997) and the Hungarian-born artist and author Lenke Rothman (1929–2008). He has created several installation, seminars and publications with the conceptual artist Per Hüttner: Begrepp – En samling and (In)Visible Dialogues.''(In)visible Dialogues,'' 2011, design by Åbäke. Published by Dent-de-Leone. and
Arnér entry in ORCID
Collaborative works with Per Hüttner:
* (In)Visible Dialogues, 2011, languages: English and Swedish, 240 pages, design by Åbäke. Published by Dent-de-Leone. and
* Begrepp - En samling, 1992, ed. P. Huttner and E. Arnér with texts by Erna Möller, Rolf Luft, Lenke Rothman, Lennart Wetterberg and Lars Olson, Published by