Várdduo, Centre for Sami Research
Umeå University

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Lena Maria Nilsson, research coordinator at the Arctic Research Centre, and co-director at Vaartoe, the Centre for Sami Research at Umeå university, has a PhD in public health (2012), with her thesis focusing on traditional Sami lifestyle factors as determinants of health. Since autumn 2012 she is involved in an Arctic food and water security project, initiated by the The Arctic Human Health Experts Group within the Arctic Council. So far, this project has resulted in one report, two book chapters, and six journal papers. As of July 2019, the total scientific production of Nilsson included 67 peer reviewed papers, and six book chapters. In 2016, Nilsson was the first 2016 laureate of the “Eva de la Gardie” Research Residency, a mobility program organized in collaboration between Institut Francais de Suède (IFS) and Institut Suédois in Paris in order to improve cooperation between France and Sweden. Nilsson is the secretary of the Nordic Society for Circumpolar Health, and a member of the steering group of Neon, the Nordic Nutrition Epidemiological Network. Based on her broad expertise, Nilsson is often invited to speak to both scientific and public audiences, including four key note lectures at large International conferences. Selected publications: (1-5) 1. Nilsson LM, Winkvist A, Esberg A, Jansson JH, Wennberg P, Van Guelpen B, Johansson I. Dairy Products and Cancer Risk in a Northern Sweden Population. Nutr Cancer. 2019 Jul 12:1-12. PubMed PMID: 31298944. Epub 2019/07/13. eng. https://umeauniversity-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/leni0002_ad_umu_... 2. Nilsson LM. Food, Nutrition, and Health in Sápmi. In: Veslemøy Andersen EBGW, editor. Nutritional and Health Aspects of Food in Nordic Countries. 1 ed. London: Elsevier; 2018. p. 179-95. https://umeauniversity-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/leni0002_ad_umu_... 3. Lukic M, Nilsson LM, Skeie G, Lindahl B, Braaten T. Coffee consumption and risk of rare cancers in Scandinavian countries. Eur J Epidemiol. 2018 Feb 23;33:287–302. PubMed PMID: 29476356. Epub 2018/02/25. eng. https://umeauniversity-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/leni0002_ad_umu_... 4. Tognon G, Nilsson LM, Shungin D, Lissner L, Jansson JH, Renstrom F, Wennberg M, Winkvist A, Johansson I. Nonfermented milk and other dairy products: associations with all-cause mortality. Am J Clin Nutr. 2017 Jun;105(6):1502-11. PubMed PMID: 28490510. Epub 2017/05/10. eng. https://umeauniversity-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/leni0002_ad_umu_... 5. Nilsson LM, Dahlgren L, Johansson I, Brustad M, Sjölander P, Van Guelpen B. Diet and lifestyle of the Sami of southern Lapland in the 1930s - 1950s and today. International Journal of Circumpolar Health. 2011 2011;70(3):301-18. eng. https://umeauniversity-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/leni0002_ad_umu_...