Sofia Söderquist Kruth

Sofia Söderquist Kruth

Phd Student
Visiting address: CMM, L8, 17176 Stockholm
Postal address: K6 Kvinnors och barns hälsa, K6 Klinisk pediatrik Herlenius, 171 77 Stockholm

About me

  • I am a registered dietitian specialized in Pediatrics and Neonatology with 7+ years of clinical experience working in the pediatric and neonatal ward at Karolinska University Hospital. I am currently conducting my PhD at the Department of Women's and Children's Health at Karolinska Institutet. My research is primarily directed towards neonatal nutrition to extremely preterm infants focusing on the effect of macronutrient intake, human milk fortifiers and probiotic supplementation on gastrointestinal complications, growth and body composition.

Research

  • Current projects

    * The Probiotics in Extreme Prematurity in Scandinavia (PEPS) trial. A multicenter, double-blinded, placebo-controlled and registry-based randomized controlled trial conducted among extremely preterm infants (n = 1620) in Sweden and Denmark. 

    Trial registation (clinicaltrials.gov): NCT05604846. Trial webpage: https://www.peps-trial.com

Employments

  • Registered Dietitian, Department of Clinical Nutrition, Karolinska University Hospital, 2018-
  • Phd Student, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2021-2026

Degrees and Education

  • Master of Science in Food and Nutrition, Umeå University, 2018, Umeå University, 2018
  • Degree of Bachelor of Science in Dietetics, Umeå University, 2017, Umeå University, 2017

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