Michelle Dunk

Michelle Dunk

Postdoctoral Researcher
Visiting address: Tomtebodavägen 18 A, 17177 Solna
Postal address: H1 Neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle, H1 ARC Medicin Xu, 171 77 Stockholm

About me

  • I am a postdoctoral researcher in Weili Xu’s Medical Epidemiology research group at the Aging Research Center. I have research experience spanning the fields of epidemiology, medicine, cognitive neuroscience, and health psychology.

    Education:
    BS, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2015
    MA, University of Denver, 2017
    MS, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 2019
    PhD, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 2022

Research

  • Through my research, I aim to identify lifestyle-related strategies to prevent chronic diseases and promote healthy aging. I am especially interested in plant-based nutrition and the role of diet in chronic disease development. My current research examines relationships between dietary patterns, cardiometabolic risk factors, and dementia.

    My doctoral research focused on the involvement of dietary cholesterol and fat, blood lipids, and oxysterols in APOE-related risk for Alzheimer's disease. I have also conducted research in the following areas: genetic and lifestyle-related risk factors for cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and mortality
  • neuropsychological characteristics and quality of life concerns in Parkinson's disease patients and caregivers
  • and semantic memory formation.

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