Research Unit Environmental Epidemiology
Head: Joachim Heinrich
Projects/Projekte:
- GINI PLUS:
German Infant Study on the influence of Nutrition Intervention PLUS environmental and genetic influences on allergy development - LISA PLUS:
Influence of life-style factors on the development of the immune system and allergies in East and West Germany Plus the influence of traffic emissions and genetics - ECRHS II: 2000 - ongoing
- TRAPCA (1998 – 2000):
Risk assessment of exposure to traffic-related air pollution for the development of inhalant allergies, asthma and other chronic respiratory conditions in children - ESCAPE (2008-2011):
Effects of long-term exposure to air pollution on health in European cohorts - Munich Center of Health Sciences (MC-Health) - (2006-2009)
Subproject 1.1: Genetic, lifestyle-dependent and social determinants of Health – Overweight in Childhood - MEMORI (2008-2011):
Multidisciplinary Early Modification of Obesity Risk (Excellence Network Obesity) Subproject 2: Modifiable risks for obesity during critical periods of life - Staubkohorte NRW (2002 – 2010):
A German Cohort Study on Mortality & Air Pollution in Women from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - HITEA (2008-2012):
Health Effects of Indoor Pollutants: Integrating microbial, toxicological and epidemiological approaches - ENRIECO (2009 – 2010)
- INTARESE (2005 - 2010)
Integrated assessement of health risks of environmental stressors in Europe - COSYCONET (2003 – 2009):
German COPD and Systemic Consequences – Comorbidities Network - ENNAH (2009 – 2011):
European Network on Noise and Health
- Traffic-related air pollution as a risk factor for the development of asthma (2009 – 2012)
- CEDATA-GPGE:
Registry of Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Germany and Austria - INGA (1994 – 2004):
Indoor factors and genetics in asthma - AIRALLERG (2000 – 2003):
Effects of outdoor and indoor air pollution on the development of allergic disease in children - EARNEST (2006 – 2010):
Early nutrition programming-long term follow up of efficacy and safety trials and integrated epidemiological, genetic, animal, consumer and economic research - Bitter-taste receptor gene (2007-2009):
Influence of genetic variants of the bitter-taste receptor gene TAS2R38 on the acceptance of hydrolysed infant formula and weight gain during the first four months of life - Allergy and intake and metabolism of nutrients (2002 – 2004)
- BITTERFELD study (1992 – 2000/2005)
- Combination of epidemiological and toxicological research on PM toxicity (Hettstedt and Zerbst PM) (1999 – 2007)
- PATY – Pollution and the Young (2002 - 2004):
Combined analyses of cross-sectional studies of respiratory health of children and air pollution - PINCHE (2002 – 2004):
A Thematic Network: Policy Interpretation Network on Children's Health and Environment - UBA-Diesel (1999 – 2001):
Traffic-related outdoor and indoor concentrations of fine particles in Erfurt, Germany - INTARESE (2005 - 2010)
Integrated assessement of health risks of environmental stressors in Europe - HYENA (2005 – 2007):
Hypertension and Exposure to Noise near Airports - Projects on "Health Effects of Man-made Nanoparticles":
- Projects on "Environmental and Occupational Lung Cancer Risks":