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Research areas of the Section of Environmental Health

Environmental factors have great impact on health and rational prevention requires deep knowledge on exposure, mechanisms of action and causal relationships with respect to development of disease. The Section conducts research into the influence of environmental factors on public health, utilising research methods which range from experimental models to register-based epidemiology.
The Section's research focuses on the interaction between genetic and environmental factors, and on vulnerable groups such as the foetus, children and the elderly. The principal emphasis is on the following areas:

The development and validation of methods for:
•  Molecular and functional assessment  of exposure, susceptibility and effects
•  Experimental in vitro and in vivo model systems

The methods are primarily utilised in analyses of:
•  Health effects on children and pregnant women of exposure to chemical agents
•  Health effects of particles produced by atmospheric pollution and nanotechnology
•  Medical and environmental psychology
•  Alternatives to animal experimentation

Within these areas of focus the section will strengthen the efforts regarding in vitro toxicology, health effects of particles, gene-environment interactions and development of interventions.

Please consult the list of ongoing research projects in 

The Research Group on In Vitro Toxicology

The Research Group on Particles and Oxidative Stress

The Unit of Medical Psychology