I am an associate professor in the research unit of the Department of Affective Disorders. I have a background in psychology, epidemiology and biostatistics and psychiatric epidemiology. My team and I study the interplay between genetic and environmental risk factors in the onset, course and outcome of severe mental illness.
My current research focuses on understanding the genetic factors that influence the development, course, and outcomes of mood disorders, schizophrenia and borderline personality disorder. Current projects examine genetic contributions to psychiatric comorbidity; the impact of childhood adversity; and the potential clinical applications of psychiatric genomics. A particular focus is integrating genomic data with large-scale population registers to address clinically relevant questions.
I teach the PhD course Introduction to Psychiatric Epidemiology
I collaborate extensively with national and international researchers in psychiatric genetics and mental health. My work includes active participation in the European Network for Clinical Application in Psychiatric Genomics (ENCAP) and several Psychiatric Genomics Consortium (PGC) working groups. I currently have active collaborations with researchers in Sweden, Estonia, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
My primary areas of responsibility are research and supervision of PhD students and postdocs.
