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Aging Research Center

A multidisciplinary research center devoted to aging and health. Established in 2000 by Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University.

ARC’s mission

ARC’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of older individuals by contributing to the understanding of the aging process from a biomedical, and psychological and sociological perspective in relation to life-long social and physical contexts. ARC conducts research and education and spreads research findings within and outside the scientific community.

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Welcome to ARC’s website!

If you discover flaws (e.g. links not working or missing photos), or lack some information you think should be included in the website, please notify us by sending an email to info-arc@nvs.ki.se.

Recent news

Elevated heart rate linked to increased risk of dementia

7 December, 2021

Nightmare scenario: 5,000 Swedes could die from COVID-19

25 November, 2021

Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga awarded KI senior research position

24 November, 2021

Erika Jonsson Laukka awarded project grant from the Swedish Research Council

24 November, 2021

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ARC seminar with Kathryn Paige Harden, Tuesday 18 January 2022 at 16:00 (NB! time)

Title: “Genetic influences on child and adolescent cognitive development: Empirical findings and ethical implications”
Host: Ingrid Ekström

ARC seminar with Elise Koch, University of Umeå & Umeå Center for Functional Brain Imaging (UFBI)

Title: Sex-specific effects of polygenic risk for schizophrenia on lifespan cognitive functioning and brain activity in healthy individuals
Host: Ingrid Ekström

ARC seminar with Susanne Röhr, University of Leipzig, Tuesday 1 February 2022 at 11:00

Title: Dementia epidemiology, risk and protective factors, primary prevention
Host: Serhiy Dekhtyar

ARC seminar with Eider M. Arenaza-Urquijo, Barcelonabeta Brain Research Center, Tuesday 15 February 2022 at 11:00

Preliminary title: Findings on reserve, resilience, and mental health
Host: Serhiy Dekhtyar

ARC seminar with Malin Ericsson on Tuesday 22 February 2022 at 11:00

Title: To be confirmed. More info in the KI calendar.
Host: Janne Agerholm

ARC seminar with Anne-Marie Boström, Tuesday 8 March 2022 at 11:00

Title TBC. More info in the KI calendar.
Host: Serhiy Dekhtyar

ARC upcoming events

See all upcoming ARC events on the KI calendar.

Job openings

There are no available positions at ARC for the moment

Available positions at ARC are also advertised on the Job openings page. All open academic and administrative positions are listed on Karolinska Institutet’s website – including all open positions for doctoral students and post docs.