Associate Professor & Senior Researcher
Weili Xu
Researcher
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, during 2013-2016. From 2017, I have been employed as a senior researcher.
Research description
My research areas include: 1) epidemiological studies of metabolic disorders (obesity and diabetes) and their relation to cognitive aging, dementia, cardiovascular disease and survival, 2) the impact of nutrition and dietary patterns on chronic disorders among Swedish elderly people, and 3) sensory function, brain MRI changes and cognitive impairment. These studies are mainly based on large population-based cohorts. I have involved in several collaborative projects across Europe, Asia and USA.
Members of the research group:
Cristina Dintica, Postdoc
Ying Shang, PhD student
Jie Guo, PhD student
Abigail Dove, Research Assistant
Research funding:
FORTE
Swedish Research Council
The Board of Research at KArolinska Institutet
The Board of Doctoral Education (KID)
Konung Gustaf V:s och Drottning Victorias Frimurarestiftelse
Swedish Diabetes Association Alzheimerfonden China Scholarship Council
Education
BSc, Tianjin Medical University 1987
Master degree, Tianjin Medical University 1990
PhD, Karolinska Institutet 2008
Associate professor, Karolinska Institutet 2013
Senior researcher 2017
Academic honours, awards and prizes
“The Best Clinical Diabetological Dissertation, 2008” from Swedish Diabetes Association (Svensk Förening för Diabetologi)