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Dr Elina Hypponen
5.04
MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health
London
WC1N 1EH
Appointment
- Reader in Epidemiology and Public Health
- ICH - Paediatric Epidemiology Unit
- Dept of Population Health Sciences
- Faculty of Population Health Sciences
Joined UCL
07/02/2001
Biography
My academic training is multidisciplinary, and I have degrees in nutrition, public health and medical statistics, and a PhD in epidemiology. I am currently appointed as a Reader in Epidemiology and Public Health at UCL. I am also an Adjunct Professor in Epidemiology, University of Tampere, Finland.
Research Groups
Research Themes
Research Summary
Much of my work is interdisciplinary, and I use tools of genetic epidemiology to evaluate how by making changes in nutritional status or dietary intake we can improve health. I run several large projects, which aim to evaluate short- and long-term health effects of vitamin D. I also work actively in the field of inter-generational and life-course epidemiology, where increasingly the focus is in establishing how common genetic variations can affect dietary or other lifestyle influences on health.
Academic Background
| 2001 | PhD | Doctor of Philosophy | University of Tampere |
| 2000 | MSc | Master of Science | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
| 1997 | MPH | Master of Public Health | University of Kuopio |
| 1996 | MSc | Master of Science | University of Kuopio |
