Search results

24 September 2026 11:20 to 12:00 | Seminar Associate prof Benedict Oppong Asamoah Group Anette Agardh ·       The seminars are aimed at researchers at all academic levels who conduct any kind of epidemiological research, including clinical research, i.e. not only large cohort studies typically associated with “epidemiology”.·       The seminar leader presents a project, study, thesis, or a topic o

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/calendar/sra-epihealth-seminar-series-epidemiology-crc-malmo-9 - 2026-06-27

7 October 2026 11:20 to 12:00 | Seminar Group Jonas Manjer ·       The seminars are aimed at researchers at all academic levels who conduct any kind of epidemiological research, including clinical research, i.e. not only large cohort studies typically associated with “epidemiology”.·       The seminar leader presents a project, study, thesis, or a topic of relevance.·       The time is 11:20-12:00

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/calendar/sra-epihealth-seminar-series-epidemiology-crc-malmo-10 - 2026-06-27

22 October 2026 11:20 to 12:00 | Seminar Group Paul Franks ·       The seminars are aimed at researchers at all academic levels who conduct any kind of epidemiological research, including clinical research, i.e. not only large cohort studies typically associated with “epidemiology”.·       The seminar leader presents a project, study, thesis, or a topic of relevance.·       The time is 11:20-12:00

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/calendar/sra-epihealth-seminar-series-epidemiology-crc-malmo-11 - 2026-06-27

19 November 2026 11:20 to 12:00 | Seminar Group Emma Ahlqvist ·       The seminars are aimed at researchers at all academic levels who conduct any kind of epidemiological research, including clinical research, i.e. not only large cohort studies typically associated with “epidemiology”.·       The seminar leader presents a project, study, thesis, or a topic of relevance.·       The time is 11:20-12

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/calendar/sra-epihealth-seminar-series-epidemiology-crc-malmo-12 - 2026-06-27

2 December 2026 11:20 to 12:00 | Seminar Group Emma Ahlqvist ·       The seminars are aimed at researchers at all academic levels who conduct any kind of epidemiological research, including clinical research, i.e. not only large cohort studies typically associated with “epidemiology”.·       The seminar leader presents a project, study, thesis, or a topic of relevance.·       The time is 11:20-12:

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/calendar/sra-epihealth-seminar-series-epidemiology-crc-malmo-13 - 2026-06-27

The Strategic Research Area SFO EpiHealth (Epidemiology for Health) at Lund University hereby announces the availability of SEK 1,500,000, including overhead, to be used for the co‑funding of the recruitment of a postdoctoral researcher, associate researcher, or doctoral student. EligibilityEligible applicants are research leaders at the Faculty of Medicine at Lund University or Region Skåne who a

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/calls/closed-call-applications-research-funding-recruitment-early-career-researchers - 2026-06-27

The strategic research area SFO EpiHealth (Epidemiology for Health) at Lund University supports early-career researchers in epidemiology by announcing a call for seed funding aimed at developing new project ideas that will form the basis of a future research grant application. A total amount of SEK 1,000,000 is allocated for up to five proposals, each receiving SEK 200,000 during 2026. Eligibility

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/calls/closed-seed-funding - 2026-06-27

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/calls - 2026-06-27

12 November 2026 12:00 to 13 November 2026 13:00 | Conference The 9th Swedish Meeting on Epidemiology for Health (EpiHealth) in Malmö 12-13 November 2026The conference theme is: "Life course epidemiology"This lunch-to-lunch meeting will take place at Elite Hotel Savoy, Norra Vallgatan 62, Malmö, opposite Malmö C.The meeting is arranged by SRA EpiHealth, Lund University and will be held in English.

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/calendar/9th-swedish-meeting-epidemiology-health-epihealth - 2026-06-27

The EpiHealth cohort - an open research resourceThe EpiHealth cohort comprises a total of 25,104 individuals from Uppsala and Malmö in the age groups 45-75 years and was collected during 2010-2016. Data include lung function (spirometry), inch ECG, blood pressure, body composition, cognitive test (Trial-Making-Test), fasting blood glucose and blood fats. A questionnaire that includes sociodemograp

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/cohort - 2026-06-27

Upcoming Research Projects in progressIn order for you to be able to follow what happens to samples and data collected in EpiHealth, research projects that have been granted withdrawals from the EpiHealth biobank and database will be announced on www.epihealth.lu.se one month before withdrawals take place. 

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/cohort/participants - 2026-06-27

Excellence Of Diabetes Research in SwedenGott Åldrande i Skåne (GÅS) Cohort StudyInstitutet för Hälso- och Sjukvårdsekonomi (IHE) ISBER.org LifeGeneLund University Population Research PlatformLUPOPMalmö Kost Cancer, MKC och Malmö Förebyggande Medicin, MFM Malmö Offspring Study (MOS)Metalund - Centrum för medicin och teknologi för arbetsliv och samhälle MONICA-studien Svensk Nationell Datatjänts (S

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/links - 2026-06-27

Network What is the EpiHealth network? The EpiHealth network consists of researchers and other staff associated with epidemiological research at Lund and Uppsala universities, with Lund university in the coordinating position. The network started in 2010 when the Strategic Research Area EpiHealth was first initiated and funded by the government. It has changed dynamically over the years. The overa

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/about-us/network - 2026-06-27

Abstract book "Obesity as an individual and societal challenge - new directionsMalmö, 20-21 May 2021Obesity as an individual and societal challenge - new directionsBerzelius symposium 104. The symposium was organized by the Swedish Society of Medicine (SLS) in collaboration with the strategic research area Epidemiology for Health (SRA EpiHealth) at Lund and Uppsala universities, Region Skåne and t

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/archive - 2026-06-27

Your participationYour participation in EpiHealth takes place through a random selection from the population register. Information about EpiHealth can be found here on the website and here you can also download our information brochure. By carefully reading the information about us, you can decide whether you want to participate. Participation in EpiHealth is completely voluntary and can be termin

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/cohort/participants/information - 2026-06-27

EpiHealth database and biobankThe purpose of EpiHealth is to build up a research resource that enables research to identify the causes of our most common public diseases that occur in middle-aged and elderly people. Many of these diseases are inherited to some extent and therefore we need not only to study the environmental impact and lifestyle factors but also genes to understand why these diseas

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/cohort/participants/epihealth-database-and-biobank - 2026-06-27

Epidemiology for health - a joint initiative between Lund and Uppsala universities for national and international excellence. Since the 1st of January 2026, the EpiHealth's coordinator is Professor Jonas Björk, Lund, who coordinates epidemiological research between several researchers in Lund, Malmö and Uppsala. Deputy coordinator is Tanja Stocks, Associate professor.The new strategic plan for Epi

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/about-us - 2026-06-27

What kind of diseases are studied?We study the most common common diseases that occur in middle-aged and elderly people such as cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, cancer, dementia, depression, lung disease, diabetes, obesity, joint and skeletal pain. We also study disabilities and quality of life, something that often changes as you get older.Who has been selected to participate in EpiHealth?Th

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/cohort/participants/questions-and-answers - 2026-06-27

Collected dataYour answers to the survey questionsResults from the physical measurements at the test centerBlood fats and blood glucoseWe also save your contact informationCooperation with registers and medical recordsWhen the collection has been going on for some time and we have data on a sufficient number of people, we plan to coordinate data from public registers and quality registers in Swede

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/cohort/participants/stored-data - 2026-06-27

Research project in EpiHealthMilk and sour milk effects on inflammation and oxidative stress, proteins, metabolites and intestinal flora. Responsible researcher: Erika Olsson, erika [dot] olsson [at] surgsci [dot] uu [dot] se, Uppsala UniversityContrary to the general perception that milk gives strong bones, we were recently able to show that women who drink a lot of milk have a higher risk of fra

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/cohort/participants/previous-research-projects - 2026-06-27