About me
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Research description
My research is aimed at improving the understanding of the etiology of cardiovascular diseases and other major chronic diseases, using epidemiologic and genetic approaches.
Financing
Swedish Cancer Society (Cancerfonden)
Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet)
Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare (Forte)
Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation (Hjärt-Lungfonden)
Swedish Brain Foundation (Hjärnfonden)
Swedish Stroke Association (STROKE-Riksförbundet)
Education
Postdoc, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, 2007
PhD in Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, 2006
Lic Med in Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, 2005
MSc in Nutrition, Stockholm University/Karolinska Institutet, 2002
Academic honours, awards and prizes
2021: Eric K. Fernströms Award to younger, particularly promising, and successful researchers
2017: Member of AcademiaNet-Outstanding Female Academics (nominated by the Swedish Research Council)
2015: Junior faculty award from the Institute of Environmental Medicine
2012: Junior faculty award from the Institute of Environmental Medicine
2012: Strategic young scholar award in Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet
2011: Research award from Karolinska Institutet, senior researcher (2-year position)
2008: Research award from Karolinska Institutet, assistant professorship (4-year position)
2007: Postdoc research award from the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare
2007: Dimitris N. Chorafas Prize from D. N. Chorafas Foundation for the best PhD thesis of 2006 at Karolinska Institutet