Our history
Since the start in 1997 at ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ the department has grown more than five-fold from 40 to approximately 280 employees today. Over the years the research programs have also grown and spread.
Milestones
- 2019 - Kristina Johnell was appointed Chair
- 2017 - The Swedish Twin Registry receives support from the Swedish Research Council​ as an infrastructure of national importance
- 2014 - Paul Lichtenstein began his tenure as Chair of MEB
- 2008 - Henrik Grönberg was appointed Chair
- 2006 - Nancy Pedersen was appointed as Chair of MEB, succeeding Hans-Olov Adami.
- 2004 - KI Biobank was founded as a core facility to offer service for registration, handling, storage and distribution of samples
- 2003 - The department moved into the current, permanent premises
- 2002 - To mark the fundamental importance of the biostatistics group for the research at the department, for the research education and international collaborations, the department changed its name to Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (MEB).
- 2000 - A biostatistical research group with international members was recruited.
- 1999 - The Swedish Twin Registry which contains data on approximately 85 000 twin pairs, both monozygotic and dizygotic, moved to MEP.
- 1998 - The first professor in the Department was appointed at ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡: Olof Nyrén
- 1997 - The Department of Cancer Epidemiology at Uppsala University moved to ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ and changed its name to the Department of Medical Epidemiology (MEP).
- 1994 - A new department of Cancer Epidemiology was established at Uppsala University
- 1990 - The Autonomous Unit of Cancer Epidemiology was established at Uppsala University, formally within the Department of Surgery.
Heads of department
1990-1997 in Uppsala and 1997-2005 in Stockholm
2005-2007
2008-2013
2013-2017
Professors and 2017-2018
Professor 2019-
Some important publications
Hall P, Adami H, Trichopoulos D, Pedersen N, Lagiou P, Ekbom A, et al
BMJ 2004 Jan;328(7430):19
Bill-Axelson A, Holmberg L, Ruutu M, Häggman M, Andersson S, Bratell S, et al
N. Engl. J. Med. 2005 May;352(19):1977-84
Cnattingius S, Torrång A, Ekbom A, Granath F, Petersson G, Lambe M
JAMA 2005 Nov;294(19):2474-80
Amundadottir L, Sulem P, Gudmundsson J, Helgason A, Baker A, Agnarsson B, et al
Nat. Genet. 2006 Jun;38(6):652-8
Kato K, Sullivan P, Evengård B, Pedersen N
Arch. Gen. Psychiatry 2006 Nov;63(11):1267-72
Altman D, Granath F, Cnattingius S, Falconer C
Lancet 2007 Oct;370(9597):1494-9
Edgren G, Hjalgrim H, Reilly M, Tran T, Rostgaard K, Shanwell A, et al
Lancet 2007 May;369(9574):1724-30
Luo J, Ye W, Zendehdel K, Adami J, Adami H, Boffetta P, et al
Lancet 2007 Jun;369(9578):2015-2020
Zheng S, Sun J, Wiklund F, Smith S, Stattin P, Li G, et al
N. Engl. J. Med. 2008 Feb;358(9):910-9
Fazel S, Långström N, Hjern A, Grann M, Lichtenstein P
JAMA 2009 May;301(19):2016-23
Lichtenstein P, Yip BH, Björk C, Pawitan Y, Cannon TD, Sullivan PF, et al
Lancet 2009 Jan;373(9659):234-9
Bill-Axelson A, Holmberg L, Ruutu M, Garmo H, Stark J, Busch C, et al
N. Engl. J. Med. 2011 May;364(18):1708-17
Kalager M, Zelen M, Langmark F, Adami HO
N. Engl. J. Med. 2010 Sep;363(13):1203-10
Fang F, Fall K, Mittleman M, Sparén P, Ye W, Adami H, et al
N. Engl. J. Med. 2012 Apr;366(14):1310-8
Lichtenstein P, Halldner L, Zetterqvist J, Sjölander A, Serlachius E, Fazel S, et al
N. Engl. J. Med. 2012 Nov;367(21):2006-14
Darby SC, Ewertz M, McGale P, Bennet AM, Blom-Goldman U, Brønnum D, et al
N. Engl. J. Med. 2013 Mar;368(11):987-98
Fazel S, Wolf A, Långström N, Newton CR, Lichtenstein P
Lancet 2013 Nov;382(9905):1646-54
Li J, Humphreys K, Eriksson L, Edgren G, Czene K, Hall P
J. Clin. Oncol. 2013 Jun;31(18):2249-56
Michailidou K, Hall P, Gonzalez-Neira A, Ghoussaini M, Dennis J, Milne RL, et al
Nat. Genet. 2013 Apr;45(4):353-61, 361e1-2
Sandin S, Nygren KG, Iliadou A, Hultman CM, Reichenberg A
JAMA 2013 Jul;310(1):75-84
Fazel S, Zetterqvist J, Larsson H, Långström N, Lichtenstein P
Lancet 2014 Sep;384(9949):1206-14
Molero Y, Lichtenstein P, Zetterqvist J, Gumpert CH, Fazel S
PLoS Med. 2015 Sep;12(9):e1001875
Sandin S, Lichtenstein P, Kuja-Halkola R, Larsson H, Hultman CM, Reichenberg A
JAMA 2014 May;311(17):1770-7
Zhan Y, Song C, Karlsson R, Tillander A, Reynolds CA, Pedersen NL, et al
JAMA Neurol 2015 Oct;72(10):1202-3
Sartipy U, Holzmann MJ, Hjalgrim H, Edgren G
JAMA 2015 Oct;314(15):1641-3
Grönberg H, Adolfsson J, Aly M, Nordström T, Wiklund P, Brandberg Y, et al
Lancet Oncol. 2015 Dec;16(16):1667-76
Mucci LA, Hjelmborg JB, Harris JR, Czene K, Havelick DJ, Scheike T, et al
JAMA 2016 Jan;315(1):68-76