Murielle Bochud

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Murielle Bochud
Alma mater
Case University
University of Lausanne
Scientific career
InstitutionsLausanne University Hospital
Unisanté
ThesisAppropriateness of gastroscopy : gastro-esophageal reflux disease and Barrett's esophagus (2002)

Murielle Bochud is a Swiss physician. She is co-chief of the Department of Epidemiology and Health Systems at the University Centre for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté) in Lausanne. Her research considers the epidemiology of cardio-metabolic diseases and genetic epidemiology.

Early life and education

Bochud attended the College Du Sud, a high school in

Case University.[3]

Research and career

In 1997, Bochud was appointed to the clinical team at the Lausanne University Hospital. She was eventually made Deputy Director of the University of Lausanne Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine in 2017.[2] In 2019, she helped to construct the Department of Epidemiology and Health Systems, where she was made Co-Chief in August 2022.[2][4] She is concerned about the relationship between carviovascular disease, diabetes and spending too much time in front of a television screen.[5]

During the pandemic, Bochud provided public health advice on how to avoid COVID-19.[6][7]

Selected publications

  • Murielle Bochud; Jürg Nussberger; Pascal Bovet; Marc R Maillard; Robert C Elston; Fred Paccaud; Conrad Shamlaye; Michel Burnier (19 June 2006). "Plasma aldosterone is independently associated with the metabolic syndrome".
    Wikidata Q51496145
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  • Angeline Chatelan; Murielle Bochud; Katherine L Frohlich (1 April 2019). "Precision nutrition: hype or hope for public health interventions to reduce obesity?".
    Wikidata Q62492380
    .
  • Helen R Warren; Evangelos Evangelou; Claudia P Cabrera; et al. (30 January 2017). "Genome-wide association analysis identifies novel blood pressure loci and offers biological insights into cardiovascular risk".
    Wikidata Q38764367.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) (erratum)

References

  1. ^ "Prof. Murielle Bochud - AcademiaNet". www.academia-net.org. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  2. ^ a b c "BOCHUD Murielle". Unisanté (in French). Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  3. OCLC 999456825
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  4. ^ NCCRWomen: Murielle Bochud, epidemiologust, retrieved 2022-08-12
  5. ^ "La télévision nuit gravement à la santé". www.laliberte.ch (in French). Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  6. ISSN 1423-3967
    . Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  7. ^ "Le Covid-19 a suscité un boom des vocations en épidémiologie et en santé publique". rts.ch (in French). 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2022-08-12.