Dana Kristjansson
Senior Scientist
Responsibilities
My research focuses on understanding how modifiable exposures shape chronic disease outcomes, with the aim of identifying actionable prevention and intervention strategies. I draw on longitudinal data from the Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) to investigate cancer aetiology across the life course. As Principal Investigator of the InferCan project, I lead work examining the connection between infertility and cancer risk, integrating both epidemiological methods and genetic analyses to untangle these complex relationships.
My interest in chronic disease extends across international boundaries. I collaborate on diverse projects related to Alzheimer's disease — through a NIPH and Columbia University partnership studying modifiable risk factors — and childhood cancer, including work within the International Childhood Cancer Consortium (I4C). I also study demographics and population genetics: social inequities and international disparities in cancer incidence and mortality, as well as mitochondrial DNA and ancient ancestry within the Norwegian population, shedding light on migration patterns and unwritten history.
Fertility, Cancer epidemiology, Aging and Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Mitochondrial DNA, The Mother, Father, and Child Cohort Study (MoBa)