Anja Mrhar, MSc profile page

Anja Mrhar is a research assistant and PhD candidate in biosciences–nutrition at the University of Ljubljana, where she obtained a Master’s degree in nutrition science in 2021. Her research focuses on the topic of diet quality related to aging, with a particular focus on eating behavior, eating patterns, cognitive decline, and dementia in older adults. Her current work involves close collaboration with the neurology clinic at the University Medical Center Ljubljana, including involvement in interdisciplinary projects related to dementia prevention, cognitive health, and public awareness. Since 2024, Mrhar has been affiliated with the Aging Research Center at Karolinska Institutet as a visiting researcher in Davide Liborio Vetrano’s research group, where she studies the relationship between dietary patterns, biomarkers of neurodegeneration, and dementia risk through epidemiological research.