Jiangwei Sun

Jiangwei Sun is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, working within Prof. Jonas Ludvigsson's research group. His work bridges epidemiology, gastroenterology, and neurology through large-scale population-based studies using Swedish national healthcare registers and the ESPRESSO cohort.

• Current focus on cardiovascular risk in IBD
• Colorectal cancer chemoprevention in IBD
• Health outcomes of normal gastrointestinal biopsies
• Neurodegenerative disease risk factors

His research combines pharmacoepidemiological analyses with nutritional epidemiology, particularly in glycemic index impacts and statin therapy outcomes. Recent work explores bidirectional associations between IBD and other autoimmune conditions like type 1 diabetes.

Scientific awards and grants include support from the Karolinska Institutet Research Foundation, Swedish Society of Medicine, Ruth and Richard Julin Foundation, European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation, and other major Swedish research bodies.