{"id":66,"date":"2021-03-22T10:22:47","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T09:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.unifr.ch\/pophealthlab\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2021-04-14T11:16:25","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T09:16:25","slug":"alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projects.unifr.ch\/pophealthlab\/?page_id=66","title":{"rendered":"Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Magali<\/span> Rios-Leyvraz, PhD<\/span><\/div>

Dr. Magali Rios-Leyvraz is an expert in nutritional epidemiology who was an adjunct researcher at the #PopHealthLab from 2021 to 2025.\u00a0<\/p>

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St\u00e9phanie<\/span> Baggio, PhD<\/span><\/div>

Prof. St\u00e9phanie Baggio was a senior lecturer at the University of Fribourg. She led and supervised projects focusing on health inequities, vulnerable populations, and mental health, including addictive behaviors.<\/p>

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Daniela<\/span> Anker, PhD<\/span><\/div>

Daniela was a PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Arnaud Chiolero. Her doctoral research focused on the relationship between blood pressure and frailty in older adults. She successfully defended her PhD thesis at the University of Bern in April 2021 and supported the #PopHealthLab<\/em> as a research fellow between April 2021 until July 2022.\u00a0<\/p>

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Neslie<\/span> Nsingi<\/span><\/div>

Neslie was a Research Fellow at the #PopHealthLab working on an SNSF-funded project entitled \u201cEvaluating primary suicide prevention in adolescents with risk factors (ESPAIR)\u201d, under the supervision of Prof. St\u00e9phanie Baggio.<\/p>

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Emna<\/span> El May<\/span><\/div>

Emna supported the #PopHealthLab<\/em>\u00a0as a research assistant from February\u00a02021 to April\u00a02022. She was active in the Corona Immunitas study, specifically analyzing data and writing reports for Corona Immunitas Fribourg.<\/p><\/div>

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Drinbardha<\/span> Elshani<\/span><\/div>

Drinbardha was an MSc student in Experimental Biomedical Research at the University of Fribourg. She completed her Masters thesis at the #PopHealthLab <\/em>under the supervision of Dr. St\u00e9phane Cullati and Dr. Rose van der Linden on the effect of life course conditions on the risk of developing cancer in the advanced stages of life.<\/p>

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Adina-Mihaela<\/span> Epure, MD PhD<\/span><\/div>

Adina was a PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Arnaud Chiolero. Her doctoral research focused on early life determinants of carotid intima-media thickness in children and aimed to inform cardiovascular disease prevention in a life course perspective. She successfully defended her PhD thesis at the University of Lausanne in April 2021 and has supported the #PopHealthLab<\/em> as a research fellow afterwards.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>

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Viktoria<\/span> Gastens<\/span><\/div>

Viktoria was a postdoctoral research in the #PopHealthLab working under the supervision of Prof. Arnaud Chiolero. Her research at the lab focused on the effect of pharmacist interventions on hypertension management and preventive care in older multimorbid adults.<\/p>

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Olivier<\/span> Jung<\/span><\/div>

Olivier completed his MMed Master thesis about the epidemiology of lung cancer in the canton of Fribourg under the supervision of Prof. Arnaud Chiolero and Dr. Rose van der Linden. He successfully defended in June 2023.\u00a0<\/p>

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Josephine<\/span> Jackisch, PhD<\/span><\/div>

Josephine was a postdoctoral researcher at the #PopHealthLab, in collaboration with Dr. Cristian Carmeli. Her research used causal inference techniques to investigate how social environmental factors and family linkages affect health outcomes across the life course.\u00a0<\/p>

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Sarah<\/span> Mah, PhD<\/span><\/div>

Sarah joined the #PopHealthLab<\/em> as a visiting researcher. Her research examined the relationship between household crowding in adolescence and premature mortality using the Swiss National Cohort.\u00a0<\/p>

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Lucie<\/span> Mettler<\/span><\/div>

Lucie completed her MMed Master thesis about the epidemiology of breast cancer in the canton of Fribourg under the supervision of Prof. Arnaud Chiolero and Dr. Rose van der Linden. She successfully defended in June 2024.<\/p>

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Berenike Quecke<\/span> & Yannick Graf<\/span><\/div>

Berenike and Yannick worked on their Master project entitled, \"Caesarean section and offspring obesity in young adulthood:\u00a0update of a systematic review\u00a0with meta-analysis\" under the supervision of Dr. St\u00e9phane Cullati and Dr. Cristian Carmeli. They\u00a0succesfully defended in March 2021.\u00a0<\/p>

Publication<\/b><\/a><\/p>

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Ilire<\/span> Rrustemi<\/span><\/div>

Ilire worked on the social determinants of gut microbiome composition under the supervision of Dr. St\u00e9phane Cullati.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>

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Lisa<\/span> Sorrentino<\/span><\/div>

Lisa worked on her MMed Master project entitled, \u201cCardiovascular mortality trends in Switzerland since 1995 by age and sex\u201d under the supervision of Dr. Cristian Carmeli and Prof. Arnaud Chiolero. She successfully defended in March 2022.<\/p>

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Joy<\/span> Sudan<\/span><\/div>

Joy worked on her MD thesis project entitled, \u201cNight shift work and breast cancer incidence among women: a population-based cohort study\u201d under the supervision of Dr. Rose van der Linden, PD Dr. St\u00e9phane Cullati, and Prof. Arnaud Chiolero. She successfully defended her thesis in October of 2025.<\/p>

MD thesis<\/b><\/a><\/p><\/div>

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Am\u00e9lie<\/span> Udry<\/span><\/div>

Am\u00e9lie worked on her MMed Masters thesis project entitled, \u201cMonitoring suicide and psychological distress among young people in Switzerland during the COVID-19 pandemic\u201d under the supervision of Prof. St\u00e9phanie Baggion and Prof. Arnaud Chiolero.<\/p>

Masters thesis<\/b><\/a><\/p><\/div>

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Agn\u0117<\/span> Ulyte, PhD<\/span><\/div>

Agn\u0117 supported the #PopHealthLab<\/em> as a postdoctoral researcher from April to September 2021. Together with Dr. St\u00e9phane Cullati, she examined the implications of socioeconomic status during the COVID-19 pandemic using data from the Corona Immunitas study.\u00a0<\/p>

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C\u00e9lia<\/span> Viehl<\/span><\/div>

C\u00e9lia worked on her MMed Master thesis entitled, \"Trends of overweight-and obesity-related CVD mortality in Switzerland between 1995 and 2020\", under the supervision of Dr. Cristian Carmeli.<\/p>

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Jana<\/span> Willi<\/span><\/div>

Jana completed her MMed Master thesis about the epidemiology of prostate cancer in the canton of Fribourg under the supervision of Dr. Stefano Tancredi, Dr. Rose van der Linden, and Prof. Arnaud Chiolero. She successfully defended in May 2025.<\/p>

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