Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in the field of
- Nutritional Epidemiology
- Preventive Nutrition
- Nutrition and Cancer
- Nutrition and Cardiometabolic Diseases
- Cohort Studies
- Mendelian Randomization
- Mediation Analyses
- Dietary Intervention Trials
- Plant-based Diets
- Intermittent Fasting
Current Research Opportunities
- NILAB: Diets to Optimise Individual and Planetary Health – A Machine Learning Approach (DIPH-ML)
- Diet in the prevention of chronic diseases: Really so important or overrated?
- Polyphenol exposure and cardiometabolic outcomes among breast cancer survivors – a prospective biomarker study.
Public outreach & key achievements
- Author of nutritional guidelines
- Organizer of scientific conferences, workshops and events on preventive nutrition (e.g. for school children, teachers, or companies)
Research students
Current projects:
- Iron load as a risk factor for cancer and cardiovascular diseases: A population-based study
- Determinants of successful dietary weight loss: Findings from a randomized trial
- Biomarkers of vascular injury and risks of myocardial infarction and stroke: A prospective study
- Effects of diet-induced weight loss on the intestinal microbiome of overweight or obese persons