Alberto M. Arenas Molina
Postdoctoral Researcher
E-mail: alberto.arenas@ki.se
Visiting address: Tomtebodavägen 23A, 17165 Solna
Postal address: C2 Medicinsk biokemi och biofysik, C2 Genome biology Elsässer, 171 77 Stockholm
Research
During my PhD I studied alterations of non-coding RNAs and chromatin remodelling complexes in lung cancer and paediatric leukaemias. Some non-coding RNAs contain non-canonical, short open reading frames (sORFs) that give rise to small, non-canonical proteins known as microproteins, whose function is still largely unknown. During my postdoc here at Karolinska Institutet I aim to discover microproteins that are involved in cancer processes, such as epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and metastasis, and could therefore be used as novel potential biomarkers or future therapeutic targets for the disease.
Articles
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Article: JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY. 2023;261(1):5-10
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Article: CELLULAR ONCOLOGY. 2022;45(2):323-332
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Article: CANCERS. 2020;12(12):3803
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Article: CANCERS. 2020;12(12):3712
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Article: CANCERS. 2020;12(8):2080
All other publications
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Review: MOLECULAR CANCER. 2023;22(1):39
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Book chapter: MICRORNA IN HUMAN MALIGNANCIES. 2022;p. 153-164
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Letter: BLOOD CANCER JOURNAL. 2019;9(12):93
Grants
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Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab)1 April 2024 - 31 March 2026
Employments
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2026
Degrees and Education
- PhD in Molecular Biology, Pfizer-University of Granada-Junta de Andalucía Centre for Genomics and Oncological Research, 2023
- MSc in Translational Research and Precision Medicine, University of Granada, 2018
- BSc in Biochemistry, University of Granada, 2017
Visiting research fellowships
- EMBO short-term fellowship, Aarhus University, 2021-2021