Johan Frostegård

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Johan Frostegård

Johan Frostegård, born 1959, is a Swedish professor of medicine,[1] an inventor and a fiction and non-fiction writer.

Frostegård was born in Malmö, Sweden. He studied economics in Stockholm before pursuing a degree in medicine, later specializing in internal medicine and rheumatology. He received his PhD at Karolinska Institutet in 1992 and gained tenure as a professor there in 2003. He also holds a B.A. in the history of economics.[2]

The main focus of Frostegård's research is the role of the immune system in the development and treatment of cardiovascular diseases.[3]

Frostegård is a co-founder of four biotech startups: Athera Biotechnologies AB,[4] Medirista AB,[5] Medirista Biotechnologies AB[6] and Annexin Pharmaceuticals AB,[7] the latter being listed on Nasdaq First North since 2017.[8]

Frostegård has written five novels, four poetry collections and several popular science books,[9] centered around evolutionary perspectives on the humanities, economics and society.[10] He has also written articles for various Swedish newspapers and magazines,[11] notably opposing euthanasia.[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Johan Frostegård". ki.se. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Johan Frostegård". Volante Förlag (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Unit of Immunology and Chronic Disease". ki.se. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Johan Frostegård". frostegard.se. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  5. ^ "Medirista AB - Befattningshavare". www.allabolag.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  6. ^ "Medirista Biotechnologies AB - Befattningshavare". www.allabolag.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  7. ^ "History - Annexin Pharmaceuticals". Annexin Pharmaceuticals. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  8. ^ "Nasdaq Stockholm Welcomes Annexin Pharmaceuticals to First North". newsclient.omxgroup.com. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  9. ^ "Böcker | Johan Frostegård". frostegard.se. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  10. ^ Sjöberg, Fredrik. "Bland galna syfilitiker och kulturella virus (SvD Premium)". SvD.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  11. ^ "Artiklar | Johan Frostegård". frostegard.se. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  12. ^ Frostegård, Johan (2015-08-10). "Debattartikel: "Många kan känna sig påtvingade dödshjälp"". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-09-02.


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