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Giuseppe ‘Nick’ Giordano serves as the acting head of the Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology (GAME) unit at Lund University, Sweden. Holding the position of Associate Professor of Public Health Epidemiology, he actively participates as an Executive Committee and Managing Board member, as well as a work package co-lead in multiple IMI/EU-funded projects. These projects primarily center on research related to type 2 diabetes and obesity.
In addition to his non-communicable diseases research, Nick continues to collaborate with experts in Political and Social Sciences, Social Epidemiology, and Public Health. Currently, Nick is pioneering a new interdisciplinary research area, leading the first investigations into how genetic factors contribute to personality traits related to trust and their subsequent impact on cardiovascular health outcomes.
Nick is a relative latecomer to academia, having practiced dentistry in the UK and Australia for 14 years, prior to defending his PhD in 2012.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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- Medical and Health Sciences
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- LUDC
- Lund University Diabetes Centre
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Research output
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We’ve discovered a gene for trust – here’s how it could be linked to good health
Giordano, G., 2024 Jun 7, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication or newspaper › Specialist publication article › Popular science
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A Federated Database for Obesity Research: An IMI-SOPHIA Study
Delfin, C., Dragan, I., Kuznetsov, D., Tajes, J. F., Smit, F., Coral, D. E., Farzaneh, A., Haugg, A., Hungele, A., Niknejad, A., Hall, C., Jacobs, D., Marek, D., Fraser, D. P., Thuillier, D., Ahmadizar, F., Mehl, F., Pattou, F., Burdet, F. & Hawkes, G. & 28 others, , 2024 Feb, In: Life. 14, 2, 262.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A genome-wide association study of social trust in 33,882 Danish blood donors
Sequeros, C. B., Kalamajski, S., Giordano, G. N., Pedersen, O. B. V. & DBDS Genomic Consortium, 2024, In: Scientific Reports. 14, 1, 1402.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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BALDR: A Web-based platform for informed comparison and prioritization of biomarker candidates for type 2 diabetes mellitus
Lundgaard, A. T., Burdet, F., Siggaard, T., Westergaard, D., Vagiaki, D., Cantwell, L., Röder, T., Vistisen, D., Sparsø, T., Giordano, G. N., Ibberson, M., Banasik, K. & Brunak, S., 2023 Aug, In: PLoS Computational Biology. 19, 8 August, e1011403.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Identification of biomarkers for glycaemic deterioration in type 2 diabetes
Slieker, R. C., Donnelly, L. A., Akalestou, E., Lopez-Noriega, L., Melhem, R., Güneş, A., Abou Azar, F., Efanov, A., Georgiadou, E., Muniangi-Muhitu, H., Sheikh, M., Giordano, G. N., Åkerlund, M., Ahlqvist, E., Ali, A., Banasik, K., Brunak, S., Barovic, M., Bouland, G. A. & Burdet, F. & 46 others, , 2023 May 3, In: Nature Communications. 14, p. 1-18 2533.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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Generalised Trust, the Radius of Trust, and Self-Rated Health: An International Comparison
Mewes, J. (Researcher), Swader, C. (Researcher) & Giordano, G. (Researcher)
2024/01/01 → 2025/12/31
Project: Research
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IMI2 SOPHIA: Stratification of obese phenotypes to optimize future obesity therapy
Coral, D. (Researcher), Franks, P. (PI) & Giordano, G. (Researcher)
2020/06/01 → 2025/05/31
Project: Research
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IMI2 RHAPSODY: Assessing risk and progression of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes to enable disease modification
Giordano, G. (Researcher)
2016/04/01 → 2021/09/30
Project: Research
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TWT: Three Worlds of Trust: A Longitudinal Study of Welfare States, Life-Course Risks, and Social Trust
Giordano, G. (Researcher)
2016/01/01 → 2020/12/31
Project: Research
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IMI DIRECT: Diabetes Research on Patient Stratification
Giordano, G. (Researcher)
2012/05/16 → 2019/07/31
Project: Research
Activities
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Healthy Lifestyles - What does that mean to you?
Giordano, G. (Invited speaker)
2024 Sept 13Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Factors Influencing Heterogeneity in Anthropometric and Metabolic Responses to Structured Lifestyle Interventions
Giordano, G. (Examiner)
2023 Jun 15Activity: Examination and supervision › External Reviewer of PhD thesis/Opponent
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PhD Thesis Defence: Diabetes, Cognitive Ability and Dementia: Epidemiological, Metabolic and Genetic Aspects
Giordano, G. (Examiner)
2022 Dec 16Activity: Examination and supervision › External Reviewer of PhD thesis/Opponent
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PhD thesis defence: Optimizing Exposome-wide Assessments in Cardiometabolic Risk
Giordano, G. (Second supervisor)
2022 Oct 6Activity: Examination and supervision › Supervision of PhD students
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PhD Thesis Defence: COMPLETE FREEDOM FROM HEADACHE
Giordano, N. (Examiner)
2022 Jun 21Activity: Examination and supervision › External Reviewer of PhD thesis/Opponent