Presenter
Katharina is researching how sleep and circadian rhythms in humans relate to climate adaptation. She is based in Umeå, in the north of Sweden, where there are strongly defined seasons and significant variations in available daylight throughout the year.
Katharina is one of the researchers in the Northpop project run by Umeå University and Region Västerbotten, the local health authority. It is building an extensive database and biobank of population-based longitudinal data with the goal of including 10,000 families. As well as children’s exposure and reaction to daylight, study areas within Northpop include obesity, allergies, behavioural problems and oral health.
By using wearable activity monitors and participant diaries, three years olds in and around Umeå are being measured for their exposure to daylight and their associated activities.
Further Information
Katharina Wulff Group (umu.se)
NorthPop – Barns hälsa i Västerbotten
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