معرفی
Sara Hägg is a Senior Lecturer at the Karolinska Institutet, affiliated with the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. She is also a Docent in molecular epidemiology.
- PhD in Computational Biology (Linköping University, 2009)
- MSc in Molecular Biology (Stockholm University, 2003)
- BSc in Computer Science (Stockholm University, 2003)
Her research focuses on human biological aging, including measurement of aging markers (telomere length, epigenetic clocks, frailty index), causal pathway analysis, and identification of geroprotectors for age-related diseases. She utilizes longitudinal twin studies (SATSA, GENDER, HARMONY), UK Biobank, and Swedish cohorts with methods like Mendelian randomization and genome-wide analyses.
Recent articles demonstrate trends in epidemiological aging research, with emphasis on cardiovascular aging, neurological disease interactions, metabolic profiling, and epigenetic clocks. Her work often involves multivariable modeling and cross-cohort validation.
Leadership roles include Director of LifeGene Core Facility (2024-) and Founding Board Member of the Nordic Aging Society (2023-). She serves on expert groups for the Swedish Twin Registry and Strategic Research Area in Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
