Ulrika Zagai

I work at the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (MEB) [1]
as project manager and is the deputy director of the Swedish Twin Registry [2].

• 1999 MSc Biology, University of Linköping, Linköping, Sweden
• 2004 PhL Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
• 2006 PhD Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

[1] http://ki.se/en/meb/startpage

[2] https://ki.se/en/research/the-swedish-twin-registry

As the Deputy Director and Project Manager of the Swedish Twin Registry (STR), I coordinate both administrative and strategic research activities, reporting directly to the STR Director, the steering committee, and the expert group. I am also a member of the STR executive group, where I play an active role in shaping organizational priorities and strategic direction.

My position is closely tied to research support, where I manage key tasks for researchers utilizing STR data. This includes overseeing applications, contracts, ethical approvals, financial management, and documentation. I am responsible for preparing reports for STR's financial sponsors and ensuring smooth administrative interactions with researchers.

In my broader management role, I contribute to personnel decisions, scientific strategy, and prioritization efforts. For example, I led the development and implementation of web-based questionnaires for parents of nine-year-old twins in CATSS9W and parents of nine-month-old twins in NewTwin.