Weili Xu
Lecturer senior
Associate Professor & Senior Researcher
About me
I earned Ph.D. in Geriatric Epidemiology at Karolinska Institute in 2008. During 2008-2012, I worked as a postdoctoral researcher. Thereafter, I was rewarded the 4-year funding for a Research Associate position (forskarassistent) from the Board of Research, Karolinska Institutet during 2013-2016. From 2017, I have been employed as a senior researcher. So far, I have supervised 6 PhD students (2 current and 4 defended).
Research description
My current research includes the following topics: the influences of diabetes, obesity, dental health, and diet/nutrition on cognitive aging, dementia and survival, and early identification and care of dementia.
Members of the research group:
Jie Guo, PhD student
Abigail Dove, PhD student
Cristina Dintica, Postdoc (affiliated)
Johan Fastbom, Professor
Research funding:
FORTE
Swedish Research Council
Konung Gustaf V:s och Drottning Victorias Frimurarestiftelse
Alzheimerfonden
Education
PhD, Karolinska Institutet: 2008
Associate professor: 2013
Senior researcher: 2017
Academic honours, awards and prizes
“The Best Clinical Diabetological Dissertation, 2008” from Swedish Diabetes Association (Svensk Förening för Diabetologi)