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Susanne Rautiainen Lagerström is a researcher affiliated with the Department of Medicine, Solna and Department of Global Public Health at Karolinska Institutet. She is also a research fellow at the Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Her work focuses on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), nutritional epidemiology, and global health interventions.
Research Projects:
- Rakai Community Cohort Study (Uganda): Interplay between nutrition and microbiome in NCDs/infectious diseases
- WelTel Study (Kenya): Mobile health interventions for HIV/AIDS care
- COSMOS Trial: Cocoa supplements and multivitamins for chronic disease prevention
- PHS II and VITAL-HT Trials: Nutritional interventions in cardiovascular health
- Aterenon Trial: Lycopene supplementation and cardiovascular biomarkers
Research Focus: Dr. Rautiainen Lagerström investigates how dietary patterns, antioxidant intake, and nutritional supplements influence chronic disease outcomes across populations. Her work spans cardiovascular disease, inflammatory bowel disease, and HIV/AIDS prevention in low-resource settings, leveraging both observational studies and randomized clinical trials.
Scientific Awards:
- 2014 - Institute of Environmental Medicine PhD course funding
- 2014 - American Society for Nutrition Travel Award
- 2013 - COFAS Marie Curie fellowship
- 2013 - FORTE Travel award
- 2011 - FORTE Postdoc award
- 2007 - Karolinska PhD fellowship
- 2006 - Anders Otto Swärds stiftelse travel award
Education:
- 2012 - PhD in Medical Science (Karolinska Institutet)
- 2006 - MSc in Nutrition (Karolinska/Stockholm University)
- 2005 - BSc in Nutrition (Karolinska/Stockholm University)
