Steering Board

NEAR is led by a Steering Board (SB) appointed by the eight university-members of the consortium. The SB comprises a chair and one representative for each of the NEAR databases. They are all well-known researchers in the field of aging and health (Short CV of PIs). The SB has full decision‑making power and are responsible for the strategic plan, budget, regulations and achievements of NEAR. The Board meets at least twice per year to discuss ongoing and future activities of NEAR.

Steering Board members

• Kristina Johnell, Chair, Professor in Geriatric Pharmacoepidemiology, Karolinska Institutet
• Deborah Finkel, Professor of Psychology, Jönköping University
• Sölve Elmståhl, Professor of Gerontology, Lund University
• Linda Hassing, Professor of Psychology, University of Gothenburg
• Carin Lennartsson, Associate Professor in Sociology, Karolinska Institutet
• Gunnar Malmberg, Professor of Human Geography, Umeå University
• Lars Nyberg, Professor of Neuroscience, Umeå University
• Nancy Pedersen, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet
• Johan Sanmartin Berglund, Professor of Health Sciences, Blekinge Institute of Technology
• Ingmar Skoog, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Gothenburg
• Anders Sköldunger, PhD in Geriatrics, Karolinska Institutet and Umeå University
• Anders Wimo, Professor in Geriatric General Medicine, Karolinska Institutet
• Alicja Wolk, Professor of Nutritional Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet
• Karl Michaëlsson, Professor of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University
• Debora Rizzuto, Associate Professor in Geriatric Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet

Associated members

• Laura Fratiglioni, Professor of Medical Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet
• Lena Lewin, PhD in Neurochemistry and Project Manager at Karolinska Institutet
• Linnea Sjöberg, PhD in Geriatric Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet