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Jan Sundquist is a Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology at Lund University's Faculty of Medicine and serves as Principal Investigator at the Lund University Cancer Centre (LUCC). With over 564 peer-reviewed publications, his research focuses on multidisciplinary investigations of racial/ethnic minority health, immigrant and refugee populations, and the impact of social/familial environments on psychiatric and drug use disorders.
His primary research interests include psychiatric disorders, drug use epidemiology, racial/ethnic health disparities, and family environmental effects, utilizing large nationwide databases to identify risk factors and mechanisms. Notable methodological approaches include registry-based cohort analyses and randomized clinical trials in primary care settings for depression/anxiety interventions.
Sundquist has secured significant funding including 4 NIH R01 grants as Principal Investigator and leads projects such as 'Work support in your pocket' (a digital mental health intervention) and 'Molecular mechanism associated with response to psychotherapeutic interventions'. His publication trends show consistent focus on familial disease risks, cancer epidemiology, and migration health across Scandinavian registry data.
Scientific contributions include:
- NIH R01 grant funding as Principal Investigator
- Leadership in the Swedish Twin Registry infrastructure
- Development of digital mental health interventions
- Methodological innovations in registry-based epidemiology
He actively supervises doctoral students through joint supervision roles in projects like 'Identification of genetic biomarkers for recurrent venous thromboembolism' and collaborates extensively with researchers including Kristina Sundquist and Ji J. His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health equity and well-being.
