Photo: Veronica Tybell
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.
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
The same genes may be behind cardiometabolic diseases and dementia
19 January, 2023Josefin Wångdahl in an interview on Health Literacy
13 January, 2023ARC seminar (online) with Andrew Zalesky, University of Melbourne, Tuesday 14 February 2023, 08:00
Calendar event (title/topic to be confirmed).
Venue: Via Zoom (https://ki-se.zoom.us/j/67177099779)
Host/contact: Ingrid Ekström
ISP seminar with Sakura Sakakibara, Friday 17 February 2023, 13:30
Title: “Long-term Trajectories and Secular Trends in Complex Care Utilization among Older Adults with Cognitive Disorders”
Venue: Large conference room, floor 10, Widerström building, Tomtebodavägen 18a, and online seminar via Zoom (https://ki-se.zoom.us/j/64200061743)
ARC seminar with Julie Lasselin, Stockholm University, Tuesday 7 March 2023, 11:00
“Experimental Endotoxemia in Humans to study inter-individual differences in inflammation-induced psychopathology-related symptoms”
Venue: Large conference room, floor 10, Widerström building, Tomtebodavägen 18a, and online seminar via Zoom (https://ki-se.zoom.us/j/6019910648)
Host/contact: Serhiy Dekhtyar
ARC seminar with Nurgul Batyrbekova, KI, Tuesday 14 March 2023, 11:00
“Survival analysis – Issues of times scales and censoring”
Venue: Large conference room, floor 10, Widerström building, Tomtebodavägen 18a, and online seminar via Zoom (https://ki-se.zoom.us/j/6019910648)
Host/contact: Serhiy Dekhtyar
Symposium on “Person-centered and integrated care for older people”, 21 March 2023, 08:30-16:30
Welcome to a Symposium on the topic “Person-centered and integrated care for older people: Successful experiences across Sweden”
Venue: Eva & Georg Klein lecture hall, Biomedicum, Karolinska Institutet, Solnavägen 9, Solna and online via Zoom
Co-host/contact: Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga
ARC upcoming events
Seminars at the Aging Research Center
Hosts and contact persons
- Serhiy Dekhtyar (serhiy.dekhtyar@ki.se)
- Ingrid Ekström (ingrid.ekstrom@ki.se)
- Malin Ericsson (malin.ericsson@ki.se)
Venue
- On location: ARC conference room on floor 10, Widerström building, Tomtebodavägen 18a, Solna
- Via Zoom: permanent Zoom link (unless otherwise specified): https://ki-se.zoom.us/j/6019910648
See all upcoming ARC events on the KI calendar.
Job openings
Amanueans/research assisstant (2 positions) in Psychology (Cognition and Brain Imaging), Part-time temporary position (20%). Deadline for application is 1 February 2023.
Available positions at ARC are also advertised on the Job openings page. All open academic and administrative functions are listed on Karolinska Institutet’s website – including all open positions for doctoral students and postdocs.
Focus on Aging in a unique Arts & Science project
A collaborative project between ARC and the Stockholm School of Photography at Folkuniversitetet with the purpose of producing representative photographs of older people based on the research conducted at ARC. Read more about the project.
Pelle, 83, and Solveig, 81. Photo: Sofia Strååt
Adriana, 84. Photo: Victor Celis Schüberg
Bengt, 75. Photo: Linn Fryk
Gun-Britt, 74. Photo: Maria Leck
Gunnar, 75. Photo: Federica Poiana
Karl-Erik, 76. Photo: Linda Ydemar
Vivi-Anne, 79. Photo: Cecilia Öhlund
Bengt, 86. Photo: Rebecca Lindblad