Metabolic phenotypes

Department of Neuroscience and Physiology


Title: Metabolic phenotypes, genes, and mental health disorders.

Mental health disorders including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and depression, as well as metabolic disorders, are rapidly increasing disorders of advancing age, particularly among women.Metabolic phenotypes and genotypes are related to mental health.Many have shown that adiposity, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, are risky for health of the aging brain.

The doctorand will join our group of 20 researchers, clinicians, and staff who work together in the NeuroPsychiatric Epidemiology Unit in the Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry.We coordinate population-based studies, originating in Göteborg, having a strong emphasis on psychiatric outcomes and metabolic phenotypes from mid- to late-life.Our group receives research funding from the Swedish Research Council, the European Union, the National Institutes of Health (USA), the Swedish Brain Power Project, and numerous Swedish foundations.Together with local and international collaborators, we have expertise in psychiatry, epidemiology, molecular epidemiology (genetic and metabolic biomarkers), nutrition, laboratory analyses, statistics, and data base management.

We seek someone with strong analytical and statistical competence, who is independent and a self-starter.A background in epidemiology, the medical or biological sciences, and/or genetics, with a focus on human disease is required.Experience with SPSS and Excel is a plus.We have an extensive data base containing demographic, biological, and genetic data requiring statistical analysis, compilation in manuscript form, and submission to scientific journals.

She is also funded by the National Institutes of Health (USA), the European Union, and the Swedish Brain Power Project.