Marie-Therese Vinnars

Marie-Therese Vinnars is an Assistant Professor at Umeå University's Department of Clinical Sciences, specializing in Obstetrics and Gynecology with a combined clinical and academic role. Her research focuses on pregnancy complications, particularly hyperemesis gravidarum, placental pathology, and environmental influences on fetal development. She leads the Hyperemesis Gravidarum Research group and contributes to the NorthPop cohort study examining intergenerational health effects.

Recent work includes studies on hyperemesis gravidarum's psychosocial impact, placental exposure to environmental pollutants, and antenatal corticosteroid effects. She secured significant EU funding (€68 million) for collaborative research in 2024 and manages ALF grants supporting northern Swedish medical research. Key themes span maternal-fetal physiology, epigenetic mediation, and biomarker discovery for pregnancy-related disorders.

Her publications emphasize qualitative patient experiences, systematic reviews of treatment efficacy, and translational research linking placental pathology to clinical outcomes. She collaborates internationally in projects like the NEMESIS initiative addressing metabolic disruptors' health implications.