Paul Franks

Biography

Franks’is a research scientist in Sweden medical Center, Sweden. 

Research Interest

Franks’ research has focused on elucidating the interactions of genetic and lifestyle factors in the etiology of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease and translating this information into the preventive setting. He is the Principal Investigator of the GLACIER Study, a prospective cohort study of around 20,000 adults from northern Sweden designed to explore hypotheses of gene x lifestyle interactions in complex disease. Dr. Franks is also a co-investigator on the Diabetes Prevention Program Genetics Working Group. He has led research on early-life programming and cardiovascular and metabolic risk later in life. His research has also expanded our understanding of how genetic and lifestyle exposures interact in childhood and adulthood to impact obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular risk.