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]

Education

After graduating from Brainerd High School in Brainerd, Minnesota, Pedersen received her B.A. degree in psychology from the University of Minnesota in 1974, where she graduated magna cum laude. She went on to earn her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in psychology and behavioral genetics from the University of Colorado in 1977 and 1980, respectively.[3][8]

Honors and awards

Pedersen was elected a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America in 2002. In 2007, she received the James Shields Award for Lifetime Contributions to Twin Research from the International Society for Twin Studies. In 2014, she received the Dobzhansky Award from the Behavior Genetics Association.[3] She was named an ISI Highly Cited Researcher in 2018.[9]

References

  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. ^ a b c "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.
  8. ^ "Four announced for BHS Distinguished Achievement Hall of Fame". Brainerd Dispatch. 2014-08-22. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
  9. ^ "MEB scientists among Highly Cited Researchers". Karolinska Institute. Retrieved 2019-03-11.