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Professor Rikard Landberg is Head of the Division of Food and Nutrition Science at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. He has a strong background in food science, having completed his postdoctoral studies in molecular nutrition at the Karolinska Institute and a visiting postdoc at Harvard School of Public Health in 2009. His research focuses on the health effects of foods, food components, and entire diets, with particular attention to their roles in cardiometabolic diseases, appetite regulation, and weight management. Landberg aims to understand the underlying mechanisms of these effects and to identify new targets for prevention. His work utilizes data-driven methods in OMICs, specifically metabolomics, which is used for the discovery and validation of exposure-prediction biomarkers and molecular phenotyping as the basis for personalized nutrition strategies. He has authored approximately 210 papers and around 10 book chapters, delivered about 40 invited lectures, and serves as an editor for academic publications. He is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences and has supervised numerous PhD students and postdoctoral researchers since 2012.
Chalmers University of Technology • Gothenburg, Sweden
Head of the Division of Food and Nutrition Science, providing leadership in academic and research activities.
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