Table 5.

Overview of research sites involved in the NICE consortium

Institution, Department, Group	Principal investigator of the site	Main research interests in the NICE cohort
Umeå University, Clinical Sciences, Paediatrics	Anna Sandin, MD, PhD, Principal Investigator for the NICE cohort	Environmental exposures in relation to immune maturation and allergy outcomes.
Chalmers University of Technology, Biology and Biological Engineering, Food and Nutrition Science	Ann-Sofie Sandberg, Professor	Nutritional factors in relation to allergy, growth and neurological function. Metabolomics to predict risk of disease. Systems biology.
Gothenburg University, Clinical Microbiology	Agnes Wold, Professor	Immune maturation, microbiota and allergy development.
Karolinska Institutet, Institute of Environmental Medicine	Marie Vahter, Professor	Metal exposure and epigenetics in relation to growth and neurological function.
Gothenburg University, Sahlgrenska Academy, Obstetrics and Gynaecology	Bo Jacobsson, Professor	Pregnancy exposures and outcome with special interest in placenta.
Umeå University, Department of Odontology/Cariology	Nicklas Strömberg, Professor	Nutritional, immune, microbiota and metal factors in caries development.
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Division of Neuropsychiatry, Centre of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (KIND)	Sven Bölte, Professor	Neuropsychological and neuropsychiatric assessments.

NICE, Nutritional impact on Immunological maturation during Childhood in relation to the Environment.