Redox Pioneer: Professor Roland Stocker

Abstract

Dr. Roland Stocker (Ph.D. 1985) is recognized here as a Redox Pioneer, because he has published one article on antioxidant/redox biology as first author that has been cited over 1000 times and has published another 32 articles, each cited over 100 times. Dr. Stocker received his undergraduate education at the Federal Institute of Technology Zürich, Switzerland (1975–1981), followed by postgraduate training at the Australian National University Canberra, Australia (1982–1985) and postdoctoral training at the University of California, Berkeley (1986–1987), and the University of Berne, Switzerland (1987–1988). Dr. Stocker's top scientific contributions are in the following areas: (i) molecular action and interaction of nonproteinaceous antioxidants, particularly bilirubin, α-tocopherol, and ubiquinol-10; (ii) lipoprotein lipid oxidation and its inhibition, with a particular focus on how α-tocopherol affects these processes; (iii) the role of arterial lipoprotein lipid oxidation in atherosclerosis and related diseases; (iv) modes of antiatherosclerotic action of probucol and the involvement of heme oxygenase-1 in vascular protection; and (v) the regulation of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase and its contribution to vascular tone and blood pressure in inflammatory diseases. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 15, 3101–3105.

Critical thinking, hard work and tenacity and trust in one's own convictions are the cornerstones of success.

—Prof. Roland Stocker