Nancy Pedersen

Nancy L. Pedersen
Born
Nancy Lee Pedersen

Minnesota, United States[2]
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Minnesota
University of Colorado
Known forTwin studies
AwardsJames Shields Award for Lifetime Contributions to Twin Research from the International Society for Twin Studies (2007)
Dobzhansky Award from the Behavior Genetics Association (2014)
Scientific career
FieldsGenetic epidemiology
InstitutionsKarolinska Institutet
Thesis Genetic and environmental factors for usage of common drugs  (1980)
Academic advisorsGerald McClearn[1]

Nancy L. Pedersen is an American genetic epidemiologist. She is Professor of Genetic Epidemiology and the leader of the Swedish Adoption/Twin Study of Aging (SATSA) at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden. She is known for her research on human twins, much of which is based on the Swedish Twin Registry.[3][4] This has included research on the genetic basis of Alzheimer's disease[5][6] and self-confidence.[7]

  1. ^ "Penn State to hold Gerald E. McClearn Memorial Symposium". Penn State University. 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
  2. ^ Plomin, Robert; DeFries, John C.; McClearn, Gerald E. (2008-02-22). Behavioral Genetics. Macmillan. p. 81. ISBN 9781429205771.
  3. ^ "Nancy Pedersen". Karolinska Institute. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
  4. ^ "SATSA - The Swedish Adoption/Twin Study of Aging". Karolinska Institutet. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
  5. ^ Kolata, Gina (2006-08-31). "Live Long? Die Young? Answer Isn't Just in Genes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
  6. ^ Dell'Amore, Christine (2006-02-06). "Study: Twins also share Alzheimer's". UPI. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
  7. ^ Max, Arthur (1990-04-29). "Confidence--Partly a Matter of Genetics". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2019-03-11.