Hong Xu

Hong Xu

Assistant Professor
Visiting address: Blickagången 16, 14152 Huddinge
Postal address: H1 Neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle, H1 Klinisk geriatrik Eriksdotter, 171 77 Stockholm

About me

  • I am an assistant professor working in Prof. Maria Eriksdotter’s group at
    Div. of Clinical Geriatrics, NVS, Karolinska institute.
    *Research grants:*
    * Swedish research council establishment grant (Vetenskapsrådet)
    * CIMED
    * Åke Wibergs Stiftelse
    * Stiftelsen För Gamla Tjänarinnor
    * StratNeuro
    * KI foundations
    * 2022.9 to present: Assistant Professor at Division of Clinical geriatrics,
    NVS, Karolinska Institutet
    * 2018.11-2022.8, Postdoc at Div of Clinical Geriatrics, NVS, Karolinska
    Institutet
    * 2014.9-2018.10, Ph.D. in Medical Sciences, Dep of Medical Epidemiology and
    Biostatistics (MEB), Karolinska Institutet
    * 2002-2013, Nephrologist at Div of Nephrology, Peking Union Medical College
    Hospital, China
    * 1996-2001, Physician at Div of Internal Medicine, Peking Union Medical
    College Hospital, China

Research

  • My research focuses on the association between kidney disease and dementia,
    particularly whether kidney disease increases the risk for dementia and how
    dementia influences the occurrence and progression of kidney disease.
    We have so far used data from SveDem (the Swedish registry for
    cognitive/dementia disorders) and the SCREAM biomarker registry (The
    Stockholm CREAtinine Measurements project) and other Swedish registries.

Teaching

  • * Cosupervisor of 2 ongoing Ph.D. students
    * Project supervisor of 3 bachelor students
    * Mentor of 1 Ph.D. student

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Grants

  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026
    Dementia causes increased morbidity and mortality as well as tremendous social burden, but the treatment strategies are limited. Dementia can be prevented, and one-third of Alzheimer’s disease cases might be attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors. Previously few studies have shown that kidney disease associated with higher prevalence of cognitive impairment. However, there is little research on the impact of kidney disease and kidney disease management on the incidence and progression of dementia, and no research on whether dementia and dementia medications modify the progression of kidney disease.This project aims to explore the association between kidney disease and dementia, and whether kidney disease increases the risk and progression for dementia and how dementia influences the occurrence and progression of kidney disease. We have constructed a big dataset from the &gt
    2 million citizens and incident 25,000 dementia cases with the Swedish Dementia Registry, the SCREAM kidney function biomarker registry, the Swedish Renal Registry and other Swedish health and quality registries during the last 12 years (2007-2018).  This project will contribute to our understanding of kidney disease as a modifiable factor that can influence the risk and progression of dementia. Prevention of kidney disease and its progression can reduce the incidence of dementia, which would have an enormous societal and economic impact.

Employments

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-2028
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-2028

Degrees and Education

  • Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Karolinska Institutet, 2018

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