Alaa Alkerwi

Biography

Joined the LIH since 2002, and have been working on several national, European and international projects, with particular reference to the field of nutritional epidemiology and cardio-metabolic risk prevention. My major area of research focuses on identifying new holistic approaches to fight efficiently against cardiovascular diseases and their burden on global health. These measures include the development of new definitions and concepts, the investigation of emerging (non-classical) cardio-metabolic risk factors, and the epidemiological consideration of associations between cardiovascular risk factors and cognitive and physical functioning, with the ultimate aim to provide appropriate prevention, and to promote healthy ageing. The principal investigator and project leader of the first nationwide population-base ORISCAV-LUX study “Observation of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Luxembourg”, which aims to monitor the evolution in cardiovascular risk factors and its major determinants among the general adult population. The first author of numerous peer reviewed papers and published abstracts and a member of several European and Luxembourger scientific societies.  Developed collaborative relationships and created new research partnerships, both nationally and internationally and supervised numerous postgraduate and Master students and postdoctoral fellows.

Research Interest

Cardiovascular health