Camilla Stoltenberg (born 5 February 1958) is a Norwegian

physician A physician (American English), medical practitioner (Commonwealth English), medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through th ...

and researcher. Since 13 August 2012, she has been Director-General of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. She is the sister of former Prime Minister of Norway and General Secretary of NATO,

Jens Stoltenberg Jens Stoltenberg (born 16 March 1959) is a Norwegian politician who has been serving as the 13th secretary general of NATO since 2014. A member of the Norwegian Labour Party, he previously served as the 34th prime minister of Norway from 2000 to ...

Early life and education

Stoltenberg attended

Oslo Waldorf School Oslo Waldorf School (Norwegian: ''Rudolf Steinerskolen i Oslo'') is a Waldorf school located in the Vestre Holmen area in the Vestre Aker district of West End Oslo, Norway. It is an integrated primary, middle and high school with around 550 pupils ...

and studied

sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of Empirical ...

and

medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pract ...

at the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...

, where she graduated with the

cand.med. Candidate of Medicine ( la, candidatus medicinae (male), ''candidata medicinae'' (female), abbreviated cand. med.) is an academic degree awarded in Denmark, Iceland, and Norway following a six-year medical school education. Medical students in ...

degree. She later obtained a research doctorate (

dr.med. Doctor Medicinae, also spelled Doctor Medicinæ and abbreviated Dr. Med., is a higher doctoral degree (a research doctorate) in medicine awarded by universities in Denmark and formerly in Norway. It is officially translated as Doctor of Medical S ...

) at the same university. She has also studied

medical anthropology Medical anthropology studies "human health and disease, health care systems, and biocultural adaptation". It views humans from multidimensional and ecological perspectives. It is one of the most highly developed areas of anthropology and applied ...

at the

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...

Career

Stoltenberg began her career with an internship in the Helgeland region before working as a registrar at Rikshospitalet University Hospital, and later in casualty departments in both Aurskog-Høland and Oslo. She was affiliated to the

FAFO The Fafo Research Foundation, also known as the Fafo Foundation or just Fafo ( no, Forskningsstiftelsen Fafo), is a Norwegian research foundation and owner of the research institute: The ''Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research.'' The inst ...

study of living conditions in Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem. Later, she took part in a mission for ECON concerning biotechnology at the turn of the millennium. For her doctoral thesis, Stoltenberg studied infant death, social inequality and consanguineous marriage in immigrant groups. She was a visiting scholar at Columbia University before being employed at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health in 2001. Since 2002, Stoltenberg has held various posts at the institute; Director of the

Epidemiology Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution (who, when, and where), patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in a defined population. It is a cornerstone of public health, and shapes policy decisions and evidenc ...

division, Assistant Director-General and now Director-General. Stoltenberg has a crucial role in the National Health Registry Project. The project aims to modernise the health registries in Norway. Stoltenberg was also the leader of the national FUGE platform, Biobanks for Health, and is now co-chair of Biobank Norway, a national infrastructure for research biobanks. She has had core functions in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort (MoBa) study since 2001, and is leading the Norwegian part of the Autism Birth Cohort study. Her research focuses on causes and risk factors for

autism The autism spectrum, often referred to as just autism or in the context of a professional diagnosis autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autism spectrum condition (ASC), is a neurodevelopmental condition (or conditions) characterized by difficulti ...

and other neurodevelopmental disorders. In the preparations for the Global Health Summit hosted by the

European Commission The European Commission (EC) is the executive of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") headed by a President. It includes an administrative body o ...

and the

G20 The G20 or Group of Twenty is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 countries and the European Union (EU). It works to address major issues related to the global economy, such as international financial stability, climate change mitigation, ...

in May 2021, Stoltenberg was a member of the event's High Level Scientific Panel.

Jon Sudbø case

Stoltenberg played an important role in uncovering that a medical article submitted by Jon Sudbø to ''

the Lancet ''The Lancet'' is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal and one of the oldest of its kind. It is also the world's highest-impact academic journal. It was founded in England in 1823. The journal publishes original research articles, ...

'' was an academic fraud.

Other activities

* '' The Lancet Public Health'', Member of the Editorial Advisory Board (since 2016)Editorial Advisory Board
''

The Lancet ''The Lancet'' is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal and one of the oldest of its kind. It is also the world's highest-impact academic journal. It was founded in England in 1823. The journal publishes original research articles, ...

''.

Personal life

She is the daughter of

Thorvald Thorvald is from the ''Old Norse'' name ''Þórvaldr'', which means "Thor's ruler". Despite this pagan origin, the name survived the conversion of Scandinavians to Christianity and remains popular up to the present. Thorvald may refer to: * Thorv ...

and

Karin Stoltenberg Karin Stoltenberg (née Heiberg; 23 November 1931 – 17 October 2012) was a Norwegian geneticist, politician and public official noted for her efforts to develop a coherent family policy in Norway, feminist activities, and for being the mothe ...

and the sister of

and

Nini Stoltenberg Nini Stoltenberg (11 February 1963 – 27 July 2014) was a Norwegian television personality and sister of Jens Stoltenberg, former prime minister of Norway, and Camilla Stoltenberg, the director-general of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. ...

References

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