Lars Johan Vatten (born 20 August 1952) is a Norwegian

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

. He has done research on

cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal b ...

perinatal Prenatal development () includes the development of the embryo and of the fetus during a viviparous animal's gestation. Prenatal development starts with fertilization, in the germinal stage of embryonic development, and continues in fetal devel ...

and cardiovascular epidemiology.

Biography

Vatten was born in

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

, studied

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 Tromsø The University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway (Norwegian: ''Universitetet i Tromsø – Norges arktiske universitet''; Northern Sami: ''Romssa universitehta – Norgga árktalaš universitehta'') is a state university in Norway an ...

(he was made MD in 1980) and received a Master of Public Health in 1988 from the

University of North Carolina The University of North Carolina is the multi-campus public university system for the state of North Carolina. Overseeing the state's 16 public universities and the NC School of Science and Mathematics, it is commonly referred to as the UNC Sy ...

. Two years later the

University of Trondheim A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

awarded him a

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. He initially worked for his internship at the Molde County Hospital from 1980 to 1981 and Sunndal from 1981 to 1982. After serving at the

Royal Norwegian Navy The Royal Norwegian Navy ( no, Sjøforsvaret, , Sea defence) is the branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces responsible for naval operations of Norway. , the Royal Norwegian Navy consists of approximately 3,700 personnel (9,450 in mobilized state, 3 ...

he became a family doctor at the University of Trondheim from 1983 to 1986. After a year of training in occupational medicine he joined the

Norwegian Cancer Society The Norwegian Cancer Society ( no, Kreftforeningen) is a non-profitmaking organisation in Norway. History It was established as no, Norsk Forening til Kreftens Bekjempelse, label=none in 1938, and took the current name when it merged with no ...

as a research fellow from 1987-90. In 1990 he changed to the Norwegian Medical Research Council to work there as a scientist in

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 ...

. In 1996, he became chair of the Epidemiology Department at the

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Medical School, a post he still holds. From 1997–2002 he was adjunct lecturer in cancer epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, US. He also was Professor in Epidemiology at the University of Bergen, Norway, from 2002–2003 and a senior research fellow at the

International Agency for Research on Cancer The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC; french: Centre International de Recherche sur le Cancer, CIRC) is an intergovernmental agency forming part of the World Health Organization of the United Nations. Its role is to conduct and ...

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

, from 2007 to 2008. Since 2008 Lars Vatten holds an honorary professorship at

Bristol University , mottoeng = earningpromotes one's innate power (from Horace, ''Ode 4.4'') , established = 1595 – Merchant Venturers School1876 – University College, Bristol1909 – received royal charter , type ...

and is a visiting scientist of the Harvard School of Public Health (now

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is the public health school of Harvard University, located in the Longwood Medical Area of Boston, Massachusetts. The school grew out of the Harvard-MIT School for Health Officers, the nation's first ...

) since 2009. Since 2010 Lars Vatten has become a senior research fellow of the International Prevention Research Institute, Lyon, France.

Scientific merits

Vatten's specific field of research is epidemiological research. He has contributed to the fields of cancer, perinatal and cardiovascular epidemiology. He has published more than 200 articles in scientific journals and is co-author of some books. Lars Vatten is a Member of The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters. He received in 2010 the

King Olav V's Prize for Cancer Research The King Olav V's Prize for Cancer Research is a research award given annually by the Norwegian Cancer Society to a researcher who has distinguished himself through his scientific contributions to Norwegian cancer research. It was established in 199 ...

from the

References

External links

Lars Vatten at Harvard Catalyst
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vatten, Lars Johan Cancer researchers Norwegian public health doctors Harvard Medical School faculty Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health faculty People from Trondheim University of Tromsø alumni 1952 births Living people Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters