She received her PhD in geriatric epidemiology 2001 and did postdoctoral training in cardiovascular epidemiology 2004. She has co-supervised three PhD students who have completed their dissertation work. At present, she is a main supervisor of three PhD students. She serves regularly as reviewer to a number of international journals. Her scientific production has led to about 46 original publications in peer-reviewed journals and 16 reviews, letters and book chapters. The current citations are 2296 and the h-index is 22 by August 2015 (Web of Science).