Staff

Chief physician in dermatology and venereology. Researches in the field of primary hyperhidrosis (local and excessive sweating).

Professor and specialist in internal and respiratory medicine. Head of the Section of Medicine.

Researcher in Sports Medicine and Public Health with a special focus on how our lifestyle and more specifically our level of physical activity predicts our future health and risk of illness.

Andreas Tornevi - background in mathematical statistics, PhD in environmental medicine and works mainly with epidemiological studies. 

General practitioner at Ånge Health Center and involved in medical education in the subject General Medicine. Researches lifestyle habits and how healthcare can help patients to a healthier lifestyle.

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My name is Anita and I'm a lecturer at the Department of Psychology. I research and teach about working life and health from a psychological perspective.

Associate Professor and Resident Physician, MD, PhD. Director of the National Research School in General Practice. Research focuses on celiac disease. 

Anna Oudin is an epidemiologist and statistician. Her research is about how air pollution and other environmental factors may affect the brain, eg dementia and mental health.

Specialist physicians in rheumatology and research on the inflammatory process underlying the development of atherosclerosis in patients with inflammatory rheumatological disease.

I am senior professor of occupational and environmental medicine. I have previously been a senior physician at Occupational and Environmental Medicine at the university hospital.

Professor of Environmental Medicine focusing on air pollution and health, health effects of extreme weather and climate change, methods for health impact assessment and respiratory health.

I am an Associate Professor in Physiotherapy and work as a university lecturer at the Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, at the Physiotherapy Program.

I'm working with research on how high temperatures and air pollution can affect our health and who are most vulnerable. I'm also looking at how this could change as the climate is changing.

My research is focused on identifying mechanisms the underlie development and remission of typ 2 diabetes.

Sexually transmitted infections (STI) from different points of view

Erosive Lichen Planus a generalized disease and not just a skin- and mucosal disease?

My research is about physical activity, sedentary behavior and associated health effects.

The aim of my research is to investigate and improve the working environment. How cold, noise and vibrations from machines affect the health of workers and how to reduce the risk of ill health.

I am a PhD student at Sustainable Health and my work will develop methods and knowledge to assess the health consequences of car traffic and sustainable transport solutions in modern cities.

Researches on public health, global health and infectious epidemiology. Looking at the spreading dynamics of emerging infectious diseases using mathematical modeling.

My research and teaching is on occupational and environmental medicine.

Point of contact for biobank samples from e.g. the Västerbotten Intervention Project or the Northern Sweden MONICA studies. My own research is mainly focused on environmental pollutants in humans.

My research focus on ergonomics, cold exposure, vibrations and associations with health. Much of the research is based on the cohorts Bygghälsan and CHINS (Cold and Health in Northern Sweden).

Researcher in occupational health and geriatrics. Presently investigating the association between heavy occupational physical activity and cardiovascular disease risk. 

Epidemiologist and modeller focusing on studying the impacts of climate change on health and how climate information can be used for public health prevention.

Associate professor in occupational and environmental medical research at Sustainable Health and conducts research in air pollution, physical activity and health.

Endocrinologist with research focus type 2 diabetes

Researches on climate change impacts on infectious disease epidemiology. Coordinates research activities in relation to, for example, the Lancet Countdown 2030 and the ENBEL project.

I am a communications officer at Public Health and Clinical Medicine with administrative responsibility for Sustainable Health. Also works as project administrator for VIPVIZA and UTRI.

My research is about how we create sustainable workplaces with good work environment and enable work up to old age. I am also involved in research on the health effects of natural environments.

MD, PhD. Senior lecturer and general practitioner. Research on the long-term effects of infection with the parasite Cryptosporidium hominis and on treatment of urinary incontinence using eHealth. 

• Real-world evidence, Societal impact of medicine, Lifestyle medicine, Ethics, Psoriasis & Melanoma

The aim of my research is to investigate behavioral changes and health effects from a mHealth (mobile health) intervention focusing on reducing occupational sedentary behaviour in type 2 diabetes. 

Senior research assistent. Leg. dietitian, PhD in Environmental medicine.

Senior consultant physician, associate professor. Main research area is occupational and environmental lung disease.

Assistant professor and resident cardiologist with a research focus on diagnostics, treatment and follow-up of hypertension.

My research focuses on the relationship between health outcomes and physical activity and sedentary behaviour. 

Professor of Cardiology at Heart Centre. He is a PhD supervisor and researcher in the field of coronary calcification, and Doppler echocardiography in heart failure and valvular heart disease.

Helps develop systems focused on E-health. Also assists with research support related to Machine Learning.

Senior lecturer and associate professor. Consultant respiratory physician at Östersund Hospital, Östersund.

I am a Senior Professor, and Researcher, at Umeå University. My research focuses on diabetes; causes and consequences.

Associate professor, MD, PhD. Research focused on physical activity and sedentary behaviour. Teaching in family medicine.

Lecturer / consultant in internal medicine and endocrinology. Teaching and research in clinical endocrinology mainly pituitary and adrenal.

Chief Physician in Medical Gastroenterology. Conducts patient-close research in the area of ​​functional bowel disease and inflammatory bowel disease where biobank studies are also conducted.

My PhD project looks at the health effects of cold exposure in arctic climates with a focus on a sustainable working life. The project is part of the Arctic research school.

Professor in internal medicine and senior consultant in cardiology. Research area is cardiovascular epidemiology nationally and internationally. Principal investigator for the MONICA study.

I work as a budget advisor at the Research Support Office. My main focus is projects financed by the EU and/or Wallenberg. I am also the organisation account manager for Prisma at Umeå University.

Senior lecturer and general practitioner. Research focused on ear disease and new diagnostic methods using digital technique and artificial intelligence. Developing gamification as teaching aid.

Professor in endocrinology. Main research area is studies on prevention and treatment of overweight and type 2 diabetes.

I am a PhD student in General Medicine and my research revolves around e-health and the treatment of urinary incontinence in connection to the Tät.nu (econtinence.se) project.

Professor of Cardiology, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University.

I work with doctoral education, the publication database DiVA, the web publishing tool Episerver (web editor) and other departmental administration.

My research interest is the metabolism of hyaluronan in inflammation and tissue growth.

My research focuses on ergonomics and physical activity at work, work in old age, and work environment and health in office environments.

The primary concern of my research is to examine the effect of environmental hazards on health. I am also looking at the effect of long term exposure of air pollution on dementia

Zia is PhD student in Henrik Sjödin lab and is conducting research on predictive modelling of the spread of various infectious diseases using advanced machine learning and AI.