Diego Yacaman Mendez
PhD Student
I am a physician with postgraduate training in Clinical Research and a master’s degree in Public Health and Epidemiology, currently PhD candidate at KI.
About me
I graduated as a medical doctor from Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) in 2015. Then, I worked as a Research Fellow at the Massacusetts General Hospital (USA). In 2018 I graduated from the master programme in public health and epidemiology at Karolinska Institutet. Currently, I am a doctoral candidate and work for the Center of Epidemiology and Social medicine (CES) at the Stockholm County Council.
Research description
My doctoral education is focused on the epidemiology of diabetes. I am also interested in psychiatry and public health interventions for mental health disorders.
Education
Doctor of Medical Sciences (PhD), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. February 2019 – currently
Master of Medical Sciences (MSc), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. August 2016 – June 2018
Medical Doctor, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico. August 2008 – June 2014.
Principles and Practice of Clinical Research, Harvard Medical School. Boston, U.S.A. February 2014 – November 2014