Kristine Højgaard Allin

Kristine Højgaard Allin serves as an Associate Professor and Physician at the Center for Molecular Prediction of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, with affiliation to Aalborg University. Her work focuses on pharmacoepidemiology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), leveraging Danish nationwide register-based data for methodological development and long-term outcome studies of pharmacological/surgical therapies.

• Board member of the European Crohn's and Colitis Organization (ECCO) Epidemiological Committee
• Vice Chair of the Danish Society for Pharmacoepidemiology
• Lead Principal Investigator for the Novo Nordisk Foundation-funded OPTICS project on microplastics in Crohn's disease
• Collaboration with Professor Jes Vollertsen (Aalborg University) on synthetic particles and intestinal inflammation

Her research combines interdisciplinary approaches to analyze environmental risk factors (including rural living, antibiotic exposure, and microplastics) in IBD onset and progression. The 132 publications demonstrate expertise in cohort analysis, C-reactive protein, and hazard ratio calculations.

The OPTICS project (2024-2027) investigates synthetic particles' role in Crohn's disease inflammation, reflecting her commitment to environmental health research. She actively promotes data integration through workshops combining Danish biobanks and national registries.

Her scientific impact includes:

• 1 quality-of-life impact with 19 X user posts and 9 Mendeley readers
• 17 media appearances discussing rural exposure risks and IBD