Mariana Barragán De La Cruz, MD, is a PhD student at the #PopHealthLab, University of Fribourg. She holds an MSc in Global Health (University of Geneva), a DAS in Healthcare Management (Swiss TPH), and a Medical Degree from Mexico. Previously, she interned at the Luxembourg Institute of Health, conducting research on breast cancer survivors’ perspectives on return-to-work interventions. 

Her PhD research explores how the work environment impacts the recovery and well-being of breast cancer survivors, using data from the UK Biobank. Specifically, she investigates how working conditions and occupations affect the return to work and life satisfaction, and how lifestyle factors such as sleep, diet, and physical activity may influence these effects.

Breast cancer, occupational health, public health, epidemiology

ORCID: 0009-0001-5301-8402