Laura Fratiglioni MD, PhD

Laura Fratiglioni is a medical doctor from Italy, who specialized in both neurology and epidemiology. She moved to Sweden with her family in 1996.

Laura is currently employed as a professor at Karolinska Institutet. She was the director of the Aging Research Center (ARC) between 2007 and 2016. In 2010, Laura was granted the Distinguished Professor Award by Karolinska Institutet. She has scientific, clinical, and pedagogical commitments.

Laura’s scientific production has led to 362 articles in peer-reviewed journals, 32 book chapters, and 13 reports. By June 2016 she had 22,800 citations and an h-index of 77 (according to the web of science); and 41208 citations and an h-index of 94 (according to google scholar).

Under her supervision, 15 Ph.D. students and 8 postdocs have completed their studies since 1996. She is currently the main supervisor of 2 Ph.D. students, co-supervisor of 6 Ph.D. students, and supervisor of 4 postdocs.

Since 1996, as principal investigator, Laura has regularly received grants from the major research councils in Sweden and from international agencies.