PhD student, Copenhagen University, Faculty of Health Science

PhD project:
The role of gene-environment interaction in the evolving obesity epidemic
Subtitle: Inter- and transgenerational studies of childhood overweight
Project period: August 2010-July 2013
Supervisors: Thorkild IA Sørensen, Jennifer L Baker, Karri Silventoinen

Earlier Research Projects:
Gut microbiota and childhood overweight, in collaboration with Tine Jess & TIA Sørensen
Maternal Post Partum Distress and Childhood Overweight

Education:
Cand. Scient. San. 2009, Faculty of Health Science, Copenhagen University
Nurse 1999, Frederiksborg Amt

Research areas of main interest:
Childhood obesity epidemic
Epigenetic markers, vertical transmission of risk
Twin analyses
Developmental Origin of Health and Disease
Gut microbial establishment and it role in metabolism
Health and disease in preterm delivered

Research Units:
UNIK –Research group of Genetics and Epidemiology
DanORC
Childhood overweight in the DNBC and Copenhagen School Health Record Register.

Tel: +45 3338 3719
Fax: +45 3332 4240 
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