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Swedish biochemist and structural biologist
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Pål Stenmark
Born (1976-04-14) 14 April 1976 (age 48)
NationalitySwedish
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
Structural biology
Drug development
InstitutionsStockholm University
Lund University

Pål Stenmark (born 14 April 1976) is a Swedish biochemist and structural biologist. He was appointed professor of Structural Biochemistry at Lund University in 2019 and was appointed professor in Neurochemistry at Stockholm University in 2021.

Stenmark's research focus on two different areas:

  1. The Botulinum and Tetanus Neurotoxins.
  2. Enzymes in nucleotide metabolism and DNA repair.

Stenmark is among other things known for his discovery of several novel neurotoxins, including a neurotoxin that specifically kills Malaria mosquitos.

Awards and honours

References

  1. "Pål Stenmark - Lund University". portal.research.lu.se. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  2. "Pål Stenmark - Stockholms universitet". www.su.se. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  3. M, Dong; G, Masuyer; P, Stenmark (2019-06-20). "Botulinum and Tetanus Neurotoxins". Annual Review of Biochemistry. 88: 811–837. doi:10.1146/annurev-biochem-013118-111654. PMC 7539302. PMID 30388027.
  4. Zhang, Sicai; Masuyer, Geoffrey; Zhang, Jie; Shen, Yi; Lundin, Daniel; Henriksson, Linda; Miyashita, Shin-Ichiro; Martínez-Carranza, Markel; Dong, Min; Stenmark, Pål (2017-08-03). "Identification and characterization of a novel botulinum neurotoxin". Nature Communications. 8: 14130. Bibcode:2017NatCo...814130Z. doi:10.1038/ncomms14130. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 5543303. PMID 28770820.
  5. Contreras, Estefania; Masuyer, Geoffrey; Qureshi, Nadia; Chawla, Swati; Dhillon, Harpal S.; Lee, Han Lim; Chen, Jianwu; Stenmark, Pål; Gill, Sarjeet S. (2019-06-28). "A neurotoxin that specifically targets Anopheles mosquitoes". Nature Communications. 10 (1): 2869. Bibcode:2019NatCo..10.2869C. doi:10.1038/s41467-019-10732-w. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 6599013. PMID 31253776.
  6. Swedish, national Radio (2021). "Miljövänlig malariabekämpning upptäckt av Lundaforskare - P4 Malmöhus". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-09-12.
  7. "Prices and medals awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 2021". 14 April 2021.
  8. "Prize to biochemist Pål Stenmark at DBB - Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics". www.dbb.su.se. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  9. "Spännande forskningssamarbete i spåren av Ingvar Carlsson Award - Stiftelsen för strategisk forskning". Stiftelsen för strategisk forskning (in Swedish). 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  10. "Wenner-Gren Fellows".
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