Eduardo Arzt
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Eduardo Arzt | |
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| Born | 22 February 1953 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship, Houssay award, Bunge y Born award, Konex award |
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| Fields | Molecular Biology |
| Institutions | CONICET, Max Planck Society, UBA |
Eduardo Arzt (born February 22, 1953) is an Argentine molecular biologist. He is Master in Experimental Biology, Doctor (Ph.D) from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry (University of Buenos Aires). As of 2025, 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 Max Planck Society (Germany) and director of the Biomedicine Research Institute of Buenos Aires[1] – CONICET – Partner Institute of the Max Planck Society.
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,[2][3] hypoxia (lack of cellular oxygen),[4][5] physiopathological processes (pituitary tumors),[6][7][8] and to the discovery of new targets for pharmacological treatments.[9][10][11]
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,[12][13][14] but also for his vast institutional achievements for Argentine and Latin-American science,[15] including an active and important role in the development and realization of the project of the Polo Científico Tecnológico[16] and the creation of the Biomedicine Research Institute of Buenos Aires[17][18] – CONICET – Partner Institute of the Max Planck Society. He has received, for its ongoing work, both prestigious Argentine (Bunge and Born Award, Houssay Award) and International (Guggenheim Fellowship, External Scientific Member of the Max Planck Society, Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Berthold Medal, TWAS Prize)[18][19] awards and distinctions.
