Our team
We are passionate about unravelling the complex interactions between genetics and environmental factors on children's health.
Research leader, senior lecturer Hasselt University
"Clean air should be a basic right. We consider it normal to have healthy drinking water - for air should be too."
Tim Nawrot leads the environmental epidemiology and molecular epidemiology research line at Hasselt University. He has drawn on the full arsenal of epidemiological studies to answer important questions regarding the environmental impact on the occurrence of a relatively broad spectrum of health outcomes, including cardiovascular, respiratory, cancer and perinatal outcomes. He is particularly interested in exposures in early childhood and how this might affect telomere length to understand the continuum of health and disease over the life course. His in-depth knowledge of lifetime exposure to air pollution and its effects on human health has contributed significantly to improving our understanding in this field.
Research director
Which environmental factors such as air pollution have a long-term impact on our health? That is the question that drives Michelle Plusquin. She is co-coordinator of the Limburg Birth Cohort, a study that maps the health of children even before they are born. She also applies her expertise in numerous European projects such as EXPOsOMICS and STOP
Postdoctoral researchers
Our postdoctoral researchers are experts in their fields and each leads a separate team: Early life omics, Early life aging, Child developmental health.
Our PhD students
Our PhD students are passionate researchers who contribute to our understanding of child development with fresh insights and dedication.
Our support staff
Our assisting staff are passionate researchers who contribute to our understanding of child development with fresh insights and dedication.
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Strengthen our team
The Limburg Birth Cohort is looking for dedicated individuals to play a role in a leading longitudinal study on the influence of genes and environment on children's health.
