Shireen Sindi
Senior Research Specialist
E-mail: shireen.sindi@ki.se
Visiting address: Karolinska vägen 37 A, QA3, 17164 Solna
Postal address: H1 Neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle, H1 Klinisk geriatrik Kivipelto, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- Shireen Sindi, PhD is Assistant Professor 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.
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 is Assistant Professors Representative at the NVS Department
Council and Junior Faculty Representative at the KI Faculty Council. She is
also Vice Chair within KI Junior Faculty, and Leader of the Junior Faculty
Mentorship Program.
Articles
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Article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 2024;119:105316
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Journal article: SLEEP. 2024;47(3):zsad244
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Journal article: HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY. 2024
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Journal article: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2023;7:377
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Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2023;19(S23)
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Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2023;19(S17)
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Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2023;19(S22)
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Article: JOURNAL OF NUTRITION. 2023;153(12):3506-3520
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Article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND IMMUNITY - HEALTH. 2023;28:100592
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Article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 2023;104:104802
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Article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2022;18(12):2438-2447
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Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY. 2022;70(11):3138-3151
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Article: BMC NEUROLOGY. 2022;22(1):5
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Article: JPAD-JOURNAL OF PREVENTION OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. 2022;9(1):30-39
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Article: BMJ NEUROLOGY OPEN. 2022;4(2):e000344
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Article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2021;17(7):1166-1178
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Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2021;76(3):491-498
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Article: FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE. 2021;13:716594
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Article: FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;9:753964
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Article: BMC MEDICINE. 2020;18(1):382
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Article: INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS. 2020;32(11):1317-1324
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Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM. 2020;318(2):E184-E188
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Article: FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION. 2020;7:40
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Article: JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. 2019;70(2):553-562
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Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2019;20(7):843-849.e5
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Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. 2019;132(3):367-373
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Article: SLEEP MEDICINE. 2018;52:26-33
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Article: NUTRIENTS. 2018;10(11):E1649-1649
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Article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2018;14(10):1235-1242
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Article: JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE REPORTS. 2017;1(1):219-227
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Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. 2017;72(6):1044-1053
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Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. 2017;264(9):1996-2002
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Article: JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. 2017;59(4):1459-1470
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Article: LANCET. 2016;388(10053):1813-1850
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Article: LANCET HIV. 2016;3(8):E361-E387
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Article: ANXIETY STRESS AND COPING. 2016;29(2):119-138
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Article: NEURAL PLASTICITY. 2016;2016:3136743-12
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Article: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA: DIAGNOSIS, ASSESSMENT AND DISEASE MONITORING. 2015;1(3):328-333
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Article: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2015;77(7):668-676
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE. 2015;10(2):231-244
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Article: HIPPOCAMPUS. 2014;24(12):1623-1632
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Article: DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY. 2013;25(4 Pt 1):1017-1027
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Article: PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY. 2013;38(8):1388-1396
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Article: PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE. 2013;75(2):103-116
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Article: STRESS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS. 2012;15(6):569-577
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Article: STRESS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS. 2012;15(2):130-137
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Article: PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR. 2011;104(2):360-364
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Article: DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY. 2011;23(3):725-776
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Article: PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY. 2011;36(6):797-805
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All other publications
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Corrigendum: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. 2019;26(1):108-109
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Review: STROKE. 2015;46(6):1740-1747
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Review: EXPERT REVIEW OF NEUROTHERAPEUTICS. 2015;15(1):83-105
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Review: F1000 PRIME REPORTS. 2015;7:50
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Review: NEUROBIOLOGY OF LEARNING AND MEMORY. 2011;96(4):583-595
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Review: DEMENTIA E NEUROPSYCHOLOGIA. 2011;5(1):8-16
Grants
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Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 October 2023 - 30 September 2029
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Swedish Research Council1 January 2021 - 31 December 2024
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Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 July 2019 - 30 June 2022
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Stress-Related Factors and the Prevention of Cognitive Impairment: Evidence from Epidemiological Data and an Intervention TrialFonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé1 April 2015 - 31 March 2016
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Stress-Related Factors and the Prevention of Cognitive Impairment: Evidence from Epidemiological Data and an Intervention Trial.Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé1 April 2013 - 31 March 2015
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Stress, Memory and Hippocampal Volume in Young and Older AdultsCanadian Institutes of Health Research1 May 2011 - 30 September 2013