Miia Kivipelto

Miia Kivipelto, MD, PhD, is Professor in Clinical Geriatrics at Karolinska Institutet, Center for Alzheimer Research, and senior geriatrician and Director for Research & Development of Theme Aging at Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. Part of her Nordic Brain Network multidisciplinary research team (around 100 researchers and clinical staff) is located at University of Eastern Finland and Imperial College London, UK, where she has a part-time position as Professor. Her frontline research findings have been published in leading journals (330+ publications, H-index 73), and she has received numerous prestigious awards.

Dr. Kivipelto’s translational research focuses on the prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment of cognitive impairment, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Through epidemiological studies, she has identified various lifestyle and vascular risk factors for dementia and interactions with genetic factors and clarified underlying mechanisms. She is the PI of the landmark FINGER trial and founder and scientific leader of World-Wide FINGERS network. Dr. Kivipelto is often invited to leading global dementia conferences and task forces.