Peggy Ler
Affiliated to Research
E-mail: peggy.ler@ki.se
Visiting address: Nobels Väg 12a, 17165 Solna
Postal address: C8 Medicinsk epidemiologi och biostatistik, C8 MEB II Hägg Karlsson, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- I am in my final year as a PhD student at the Department of Medical Epidemiology and
Biostatistics. My doctoral research entails examining the body mass index
and metabolic health factors from midlife to later in life, and their
potential impact on biological aging.
Since 2021, I am an affiliate of the National Graduate School on Ageing and
Health (SWEAH). I have a master’s degree in ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ science with a major
in global health from the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡. I also have a bachelor’s
degree in Allied Medical Professions, major in Respiratory Therapy from The
Ohio State University completed under a four-year overseas scholarship
granted by Singapore General Hospital.
Articles
- Article: GEROSCIENCE. 2024;46(2):2605-2617
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY. 2024;48(3):433-436
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;22(1):718
- Article: JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE. 2020;35(19-20):4083-4116
All other publications
- Thesis / dissertation: KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET. 2024
- Thesis / dissertation: 2024
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2022
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2022
Employments
- Affiliated to Research, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2025-2025
- Phd Student, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2022-2024
Degrees and Education
- Degree Of Master Of Medical Science 60 Credits, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2016