Katerina Trajanoska

Katerina Trajanoska serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at Erasmus MC, focusing on genetic epidemiology and causal inference methodologies. Her work bridges clinical medicine with advanced statistical genetics to investigate complex disease mechanisms.

Her primary research spans Mendelian Randomization, Vitamin D metabolism, Genome-Wide Association Studies, and bone density regulation. She investigates causal pathways linking obesity to osteoarthritis, glycemic control to skeletal fragility, and genetic determinants of sleep disorders in pediatric populations. Her fingerprint profile highlights exceptional concentration in Mendelian Randomization (100%), Vitamin D research (95%), and genetic epidemiology of aging-related conditions.

Recent publications reveal a consistent methodological thread: leveraging large-scale biobank data (particularly UK Biobank) with Mendelian randomization to establish bidirectional causal relationships. Her work spans metabolic disorders (obesity, diabetes), musculoskeletal health (bone density, osteoarthritis), and novel applications in sleep genetics and facial aging biomarkers, demonstrating exceptional versatility in applying genetic epidemiology to diverse clinical domains.