Thaís Lopes de Oliveira
About me
I am an epidemiologist working as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. I have a Master’s degree (2015 - 2017) and Ph.D. in Public Health Epidemiology (2017 – 2021). Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Research
My research focuses on aspects of functional abilities (e.g., cognitive function and frailty) and subjective health. I am particularly interested in understanding how biological, health-related, and occupational factors influence these outcomes over adulthood.
Teaching
January 2025 - February 2025 and January 2024 - February 2024
Seminar leader/teacher of the master course Non-communicable diseases, injuries and emergencies: a global perspective. Karolinska Institutet.
February 2024
Seminar leader of the module Life-course determinants of health, aging, and resilience in the masters course Aging and Age-Related Disorders from a Biological, Epidemiological and Clinical perspective (15hp). Karolinska Institutet.
September 2023 – October 2023
Course assistant during the doctoral course Societal and Life-course Perspectives on Inequalities in Aging (3 hp). Karolinska Institutet in collaboration with the Swedish graduate school in ageing and health (SWEAH).
August 2020 – November 2020
Teaching intern of the master’s course “Basic Notions of Epidemiology, Statistics and Health Information”. Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
March 2018 – July 2018
Teaching intern of the master’s course “Topics in Public Health”. Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Articles
- Article: GEROSCIENCE. 2026;:1-15Ishihara K; Hagg S; De Oliveira TL
- Journal article: PSYCHOLOGY HEALTH & MEDICINE. 2026;:1-12Lopes de Oliveira T; de Vasconcellos Carvalhaes de Oliveira R; Harter Griep R; Moreno AB; da Conceição Chagas de Almeida M; de Jesus Mendes da Fonseca M
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY. 2026;82(3):71Peterson DS; Johansson L; Westerlind B; De Oliveira TL; Finkel D
- Article: SCIENCE. 2026;391(6784):504-510Shenhar B; Pridham G; De Oliveira TL; Raz N; Yang Y; Deelen J; Hagg S; Alon U
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF GLOBAL HEALTH. 2025;15:04262de Oliveira DCRS; Gouveia N; Tumas N; Nazzal C; Alfaro T; Kroker-Lobos MF; Miranda J; Ramirez-Zea M; Oliveira T; Caiaffa W; Yamada G; Bilal U; de Oliveira Cardoso L
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2025;15(1):32508Peterson DS; Johansson L; Westerlind B; de Oliveira TL; Finkel D
- Article: CLINICAL EPIGENETICS. 2025;17(1):41De Oliveira TL; March A; Mak JKL; Pedersen NL; Haegg S
- Article: DIABETES OBESITY & METABOLISM. 2025;27(1):207-214Lindfors EO; De Oliveira TL; Reynolds CA; Zhan Y; Dahl Aslan AK; Jylhava J; Sjolander A; Karlsson IK
- Article: AGING CELL. 2024;23(6):e14132De Oliveira TL; Tang B; Bai G; Sjolander A; Jylhava J; Finkel D; Pedersen NL; Hassing LB; Reynolds CA; Karlsson IK; Hagg S
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. 2022;29(6):718-727The Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil): Factors Related to Smoking Cessationde Oliveira TL; Carvalhaes de Oliveira RV; Griep RH; Moreno AB; Prates Melo EC; Lotufo PA; Toivanen S; Mendes da Fonseca MDJ
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;21(1):1761de Oliveira TL; Carvalhaes de Oliveira RV; Griep RH; Moreno AB; Chagas de Almeida MDC; Almquist YB; Mendes da Fonseca MDJ
- Journal article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;19(1):734de Oliveira TL; Griep RH; Guimaraes JN; Giatti L; Chor D; Mendes da Fonseca MDJ
- Journal article: REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE CANCEROLOGIA. 2019;62(4):315-320de Oliveira TL; Nunes LC; de Souza Lopes T
All other publications
- Editorial: NATURE AGING. 2026;6(2):291-294de Oliveira TL; Pedersen NL; Deelen J; Hagg S
- Conference publication: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2024;8:1271Peterson D; Johansson L; Westerlind B; De Oliveira TL; Finkel D
- Conference publication: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2024;20 Suppl 1:e089109Tambaro S; Solis AM; Tang B; De Oliveira TL; Qin C; Kavsek A; Sjölander A; Johnell K; Religa D; Riedel C; Nilsson P; Hägg S
- Doctoral thesis: 2021Lopes de Oliveira T
Employments
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2026
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-2023
Degrees and Education
- PhD in Public Health Epidemiology, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, 2021
Supervision
Other researchers who have defended a thesis
- Kazuyuki Ishihara, Inflammatory Protein Epigenetic Scores (EpiScores) and Cognitive Function: A Longitudinal Study Using the Swedish Adoption/Twin Study of Aging (SATSA), 2025
- Nazifa Huda, Effects from cardiovascular diseases medications on cognitive function in three longitudinal studies of aging in Sweden., 2023-