Joacim Rocklov

Joacim Rocklöv is a Professor of epidemiology and public health at Umeå University’s Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine and an Icelab Affiliate.

Professor Rocklöv is engaged in research in the nexus of global health, environmental epidemiology and infectious disease ecology. His lab is focusing on understanding disease dynamics by applying advanced mathematical, statistical and data science methods. Part of the research is focusing on developing predictive models for the purpose of early warning and response systems with public health users, and estimating future health impacts of disease threats, for example, in relation to climate and environmental change.