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Pedro Marques-Vidal

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, University of Lisbon, Erasmus MC, Université Paris-Sud, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier

Research areas: Medicine · Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine · Genetic Associations and Epidemiology · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins

ORCID iD 0000-0002-4548-8500
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Prof Pedro Marques-Vidal is Full Professor at the Lausanne University Hospital and at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Prior to this position, he was auxiliary professor of nutrition and public health at the Medical Faculty of the University of Lisbon, Portugal, and director of the Escola Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz, Monte de Caparica, Portugal.

Prof Marques-Vidal received his MD in medical research and his PhD in biochemistry from Université Paul Sabatier in Toulouse, France, and his PhD in epidemiology from Erasmus Medical Centre, University of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He also obtained a MSc in physiopathology from the Université Paul Sabatier and a MSc in medical statistics from Université Paris-Sud.

Prof Marques-Vidal has a 30-year experience in medical research in cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular risk factors. He has collaborated in many national and international studies and has (co)authored 700+ scientific papers. He has collaborated in the drafting of several guidelines from the European Society of Cardiology. He led the team that provided the scientific rationale for the issuing of the Swiss dietary recommendations in 2025. He is one of the investigators of the CoLaus|PsyCoLaus study, the sole prospective study focusing on the epidemiology and determinants of cardiovascular disease in Switzerland. He helped designing and implementing the first Swiss Nutrition Survey and he is a major reference regarding nutrition epidemiology in Switzerland.

Prof Marques-Vidal has served in several steering committees and international associations, and in the ethics committee of canton Vaud, Switzerland. He has contributed to the implementation of dietetic and nutrition courses in Portugal. He has tutored over 50 PhD, MD and MSc students, and he provides statistical and scientific support to collaborators in the service of internal medicine of the Lausanne university hospital.

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  • Effects of sex and gender on cardiovascular risk factors and mental disorders in a middle-aged population-based cohort Swiss National Science Foundation
    2024 - 2027
  • Metabolic view on sex hormonal status and health risk: A longitudinal lipidome-wide association study Swiss National Science Foundation
    2022 - 2026
  • Towards semi-personalized (cluster) medicine with the optimal osteoporotic fracture prediction: artificial intelligence- or current human- based models? The OsteoLaus Project Swiss National Science Foundation
    2019 - 2023
  • Cardiovascular diseases and psychiatric disorders in the general population: a prospective follow-up study Swiss National Science Foundation
    2018 - 2020
  • EPICARSLEEP Swiss National Science Foundation
    2017 - 2021
  • Longitudinal metabolome- and genome-wide assessment of the CoLaus population to develop predictive signatures for early detection of type 2 diabetes Swiss National Science Foundation
    2017 - 2021
  • Examining Children's Eating Behaviors and their Social Determinants In Ticino Switzerland Swiss National Science Foundation
    2015 - 2018
  • Development of an adjustment factor of the ten year probability of fracture (FRAX®) based on an independent bone texture parameter (Trabecular Bone Score) to enhance the detection of patient at risk of fracture: The FRAXOS study Swiss National Science Foundation
    2014 - 2018
  • Dietary intake in the Swiss French-speaking population: socio-economic determinants, health consequences Swiss National Science Foundation
    2013 - 2017
  • Lausanne Clinical Research Centre (CRC) Swiss National Science Foundation
    2011 - 2013
  • Energy metabolism and metabolic changes in patients with chronic inflammatory diseases Swiss National Science Foundation
    2011 - 2014
  • 3-year follow up of a multicomponent physical activity intervention (KISS) in primary school Swiss National Science Foundation
    2009 - 2012
  • Study of the possible environmental and molecular mechanisms responsible for Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity in Portugal Foundation for Science and Technology
    2009 - 2009
  • The Portuguese Weight Control Registry: The Role of Exercise in Losing Weight and Maintaining a Healthy Weight Foundation for Science and Technology
    2007 - 2011
  • Study of the possible environmental and molecular mechanisms responsible for Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity in Portugal Foundation for Science and Technology
    2005 - 2008

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