Research Unit 'Epidemiology of Air Pollution Health Effects'
Head: Annette Peters
Staff / MitarbeiterInnen
Dr. Regina Rückerl
Dipl. Oec. Troph., MSc in Epidemiology, PhD
Tel.: +49 (0)89-3187-3660
Fax: +49 (0)89-3187-3380
rueckerl@helmholtz-muenchen.de
Education
- Master of Science in Nutrition, Technical University, Munich, 1993 - 1999
- Guest student nutrition and home economics, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland, February - May 1998
- Master of Science in Epidemiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, October 2001 - December 2002
- PhD student January 2007 - May 2010, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich. PhD-Thesis: “Determinants of the acute phase protein CRP in myocardial infarction survivors: The role of co-morbidities and environmental factors“
Work experience
- Intern at the Institute of Epidemiology, Research Unit of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases, Munich, 1996 - 1999
- Online Editor Nutrition at vitago.de, Munich, March - July 2000
- Junior Scientist at Helmholtz Zentrum München, Germany (until December 2007 known as GSF, Neuherberg, Germany), Institute of Epidemiology, Research Unit of Epidemiology of Air Pollution Health Effects, since September 2000
Awards
- Nachwuchspreis der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Epidemiologie 2006
- Special Commendation by the Rebecca James Baker Memorial Prize Committee (ISEE) 2007
Current Research Focus
Effects of air pollution on blood parameters that indicate inflammation and coagulation and their relationship with cardiovascular and pulmonary disease.
Research Projects
EPA STAR: "Inflammatory Response and cardiovascular risk factors in elderly subjects with angina pectoris or COPD in association with fine and ultrafine particles” (www2.envmed.rochester.edu/envmed/pmc/indexpmc.html).
- Coordination of field work
- Quality assurance
- Data analysis
AIRGENE: "Air Pollution and Inflammatory Response in Myocardial Infarction Survivors: Gene-Environment Interaction in a High Risk Group" (AIRGENE)
- Coordination of field work
- Quality assurance
- Data analysis
EPA STAR 2: "Source-specific Health Effects of Ultrafine and Fine Particles"
- Scientific advice