Shireen Sindi
About me
Shireen Sindi, PhD is Associate Professor (Docent) at Karolinska Institute (Sweden),
- Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS), Division of
- Clinical Geriatrics. She completed her former studies at McGill University
- (Canada), with a Bachelor’s degree in psychology, and a doctoral degree at
- McGill’s Integrated Program in Neuroscience.
Research
Her research focuses on risk factors for cognitive decline and dementia, including stress, sleep and biological markers, with evidence from normal ageing to Alzheimer’s disease. More recently she developed an expertise on dementia lifestyle preventive interventions, and published on the underlying biological mechanisms (telomere length) in a multidomain lifestyle intervention (the FINGER trial). She has established and leads the following projects: 1) Multi-Center Sleep Study. 2) The Microbiome-Gut-Brain Axis in Prodromal Alzheimer's disease study. 3) Air pollution and dementia (PolluDem).
She is also scientific &- research coordinator for: 1) Multimodal preventive trials for Alzheimer's Disease (MIND-AD)
- 2) Multimodal strategies to promote a healthy brain in aging: Innovative evidence-based tools (EIT-Health MULTI-MODE)
- 3) Cortisol &
- Stress in Alzheimer’s disease (Co-STAR) projects.
She is also actively involved in supervision, teaching & - several academic activities. She has recently take on the role of Chair for National Junior Faculty. Her commitments have included, Assistant Professors Representative at the NVS Department Council, Junior Faculty Representative at the KI Faculty Council, Chair of KI Junior Faculty, and Leader of the Junior Faculty Mentorship Program.
Articles
- Article: SLEEP MEDICINE. 2024;119:179-186
- Article: HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY. 2024;43(5):388-395
- Article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND IMMUNITY. 2024;118:499-509
- Journal article: SLEEP. 2024;47:a94
- Article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 2024;119:105316
- Article: SLEEP. 2024;47(3):zsad244
- Journal article: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2023;7:377
- Article: JOURNAL OF NUTRITION. 2023;153(12):3506-3520
- Journal article: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. 2023;19(S22)
- Journal article: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. 2023;19(S23)
- Journal article: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. 2023;19(S17)
- Journal article: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. 2023;19(S8)
- Journal article: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. 2023;19(S2)
- Journal article: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. 2023;19(S2)
- Article: CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN NUTRITION. 2023;7(6):100096
- Article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, & IMMUNITY - HEALTH. 2023;28:100592
- Article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 2023;104:104802
- Article: GERONTOLOGY. 2023;69(8):972-985
- Article: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. 2022;18(12):2438-2447
- Journal article: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. 2022;18(S5)
- Journal article: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. 2022;18(S11)
- Journal article: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. 2022;18(S7)
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY. 2022;70(11):3138-3151
- Article: BMC NEUROLOGY. 2022;22(1):5
- Article: BMJ NEUROLOGY OPEN. 2022;4(2):e000344
- Article: THE JOURNAL OF PREVENTION OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. 2022;9(1):30-39
- Journal article: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. 2021;17(S10)
- Journal article: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. 2021;17(S5)
- Journal article: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. 2021;17(S10)
- Article: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. 2021;17(7):1166-1178
- Article: THE JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY. SERIES A, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2021;76(3):491-498
- Journal article: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2021;5(Suppl 1):377Sleep Disturbances and the Speed of Multimorbidity Development in Old Age
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;9:753964
- Article: FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE. 2021;13:716594
- Article: BMC MEDICINE. 2020;18(1):382
- Journal article: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. 2020;16(S10)
- Article: INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS. 2020;32(11):1317-1324
- Article: BMC GERIATRICS. 2020;20(1):99
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY - ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM. 2020;318(2):E184-E188
- Article: FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION. 2020;7:40
- Article: JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. 2019;70(2):551-560
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2019;20(7):843-849.e5
- Journal article: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. 2019;15(7S_Part_31):p1639
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. 2019;132(3):367-373
- Article: SLEEP MEDICINE. 2018;52:26-33
- Article: NUTRIENTS. 2018;10(11):1649
- Article: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. 2018;14(10):1235-1242
- Journal article: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. 2018;14(7S_Part_11):p638-p639
- Article: JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE REPORTS. 2017;1(1):219-227
- Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY - SERIES B PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. 2017;72(6):1044-1053
- Article: THE LANCET. 2017;390(10100):1084-1150
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. 2017;264(9):1996-2002
- Article: JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. 2017;59(4):1459-1470
- Journal article: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2017;1(suppl_1):659-660
- Journal article: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2017;1(suppl_1):156
- Journal article: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. 2017;13(7S_Part_25):p1198
- Journal article: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. 2017;13(7S_Part_10):p505
- Journal article: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. 2017;13(7S_Part_10):p514
- Journal article: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. 2017;13(7S_Part_25):p1199
- Journal article: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. 2017;13(7S_Part_19):p927
- Journal article: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2017;1(Suppl 1):156SLEEP EARLIER IN LIFE AND LATE LIFE COGNITION: MULTICENTER POPULATION DATA FROM SWEDEN AND FINLAND
- Journal article: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2017;1(Suppl 1):659-660SLEEP EARLIER IN LIFE AND LATE-LIFE DEMENTIA: MULTI-CENTER POPULATION DATA FROM SWEDEN AND FINLAND
- Article: THE LANCET. 2016;388(10053):1775-1812
- Article: THE LANCET. 2016;388(10053):1813-1850
- Article: THE LANCET HIV. 2016;3(8):E361-E387
- Article: ANXIETY, STRESS AND COPING. 2016;29(2):119-138
- Journal article: ÉDUCATION ET FRANCOPHONIE. 2016;43(2):6-29
- Article: NEURAL PLASTICITY. 2016;2016:3136743-12
- Article: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA: DIAGNOSIS, ASSESSMENT AND DISEASE MONITORING. 2015;1(3):328-333
- Article: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2015;77(7):668-676
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE. 2015;10(2):231-244
- Article: HIPPOCAMPUS. 2014;24(12):1623-1632
- Journal article: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. 2014;10(4S_Part_20):p746
- Article: DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY. 2013;25(4):1017-1027
- Article: PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY. 2013;38(8):1388-1396
- Article: PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE. 2013;75(2):103-116
- Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTRAUMATOLOGY. 2012;3(1):19556
- Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTRAUMATOLOGY. 2012;3(1):19557
- Article: STRESS. 2012;15(6):569-577
- Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTRAUMATOLOGY. 2012;3(0)
- Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTRAUMATOLOGY. 2012;3(0)
- Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTRAUMATOLOGY. 2012;3(0)
- Article: STRESS. 2012;15(2):130-137
- Article: PHYSIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR. 2011;104(2):360-364
- Article: DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY. 2011;23(3):725-776
- Article: PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY. 2011;36(6):797-805
- Journal article: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. 2011;7(4S_Part_12):s425
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All other publications
- Editorial comment: FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION. 2023;10:1333933
- Conference publication: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2022;6:610
- Conference publication: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2022;6:220
- Corrigendum: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY - ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM. 2022;322(2):E197
- Conference publication: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2021;5:377
- Book chapter: SEX AND GENDER DIFFERENCES IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. 2021;p. 269-308
- Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. 2021;28(SUPPL 1):S200
- Corrigendum: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. 2019;26(1):108-109
- Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. 2018;25:S153-S154
- Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. 2018;25:S167-S168
- Letter: LANCET NEUROLOGY. 2018;17(1):27
- Conference publication: PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY. 2017;83:50
- Book chapter: HORMONES, BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR. 2017;p. 311-340
- Book chapter: DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY. 2016;p. 1-54
- Review: STROKE. 2015;46(6):1740-1747
- Review: EXPERT REVIEW OF NEUROTHERAPEUTICS. 2015;15(1):83-105
- Review: F1000 PRIME REPORTS. 2015;7:50
- Review: NEUROBIOLOGY OF LEARNING AND MEMORY. 2011;96(4):583-595
- Review: DEMENTIA & NEUROPSYCHOLOGIA. 2011;5(1):8-16
- Book chapter: HORMONES, BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR. 2009;p. 3049-3083
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Grants
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 October 2023 - 30 September 2029
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 July 2023 - 30 June 2026
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2021 - 31 December 2024
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 July 2019 - 30 June 2022
- Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé1 April 2015 - 31 March 2016
- Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé1 April 2013 - 31 March 2015
- Stress, Memory and Hippocampal Volume in Young and Older AdultsCanadian Institutes of Health Research1 May 2011 - 30 September 2013
Employments
- Senior Research Specialist, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2024