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Marie Vahter is a Senior Professor at the Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, leading the Unit of Metals and Health. She specializes in environmental toxicology, focusing on the health impacts of trace metals and toxic elements like arsenic, cadmium, and fluoride. Her research bridges epidemiology, clinical studies, and molecular mechanisms, particularly in vulnerable populations such as pregnant women and children.
Key affiliations include the Metal Toxicology research group led by Maria Kippler. Vahter’s work addresses how early-life exposures to environmental contaminants affect neurodevelopment, immune function, and metabolic health. She has collaborated on longitudinal cohort studies in Bangladesh, Sweden, and Uruguay, examining long-term consequences of metal exposure on birth outcomes, cognitive development, and chronic diseases.
Her studies emphasize bidirectional relationships between environmental factors and health, integrating nutritional status (e.g., selenium, iodine) and genetic susceptibility. Funders include the Swedish Research Council, EU, and Formas. Vahter’s contributions have advanced understanding of metal toxicity mechanisms and informed public health interventions globally.
