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Switzerland
2023

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102
Citations
38839
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Nicole Probst-Hensch is affiliated with the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute in Switzerland. Their research spans the fields of Medicine and Environmental Science, with a particular focus on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology, General Health Professions, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics, including:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access

Nicole Probst-Hensch has contributed to several publications, some of the recent notable papers include:

  • Genome-wide association studies identify 137 genetic loci for DNA methylation biomarkers of aging, 2021, Genome Biology
  • Harmonized human biomonitoring in European children, teenagers and adults: EU-wide exposure data of 11 chemical substance groups from the HBM4EU Aligned Studies (2014-2021), 2023, International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
  • Corona Immunitas: study protocol of a nationwide program of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and seroepidemiologic studies in Switzerland, 2020, International Journal of Public Health
  • Towards integrated surveillance-response systems for the prevention of future pandemics, 2020, Infectious Diseases of Poverty
  • Genome-Wide DNA Methylation in Peripheral Blood and Long-Term Exposure to Source-Specific Transportation Noise and Air Pollution: The SAPALDIA Study, 2020, Environmental Health Perspectives

The frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Nicole Probst-Hensch include:

  • Medea Imboden (70 collaborations)
  • Ayoung Jeong (39 collaborations)
  • Dirk Keidel (29 collaborations)
  • Kees de Hoogh (26 collaborations)
  • Jürg Utzinger (25 collaborations)

Publication venues with numerous contributions by the scientist comprise:

  • International Journal of Public Health (11 publications)
  • Environment International (11 publications)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (11 publications)
  • BMJ Open (7 publications)
  • Swiss Medical Weekly (5 publications)

Best Publications

  • Genetic pathways to glioblastoma: a population-based study.

    Hiroko Ohgaki;Pierre Dessen;Benjamin Jourde;Sonja Horstmann

  • Effects of long-term exposure to air pollution on natural-cause mortality : An analysis of 22 European cohorts within the multicentre ESCAPE project

    Rob Beelen;Ole Raaschou-Nielsen;Massimo Stafoggia;Zorana Jovanovic Andersen

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 18 new loci associated with serum urate concentrations

    Anna Köttgen;Anna Köttgen;Eva Albrecht;Alexander Teumer;Veronique Vitart

  • New loci associated with kidney function and chronic kidney disease

    Anna Köttgen;Anna Köttgen;Cristian Pattaro;Carsten A. Böger;Christian Fuchsberger

  • Genome-wide association study identifies five loci associated with lung function.

    E Repapi;I Sayers;L V Wain;P R Burton

  • Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of 21,000 cases and 95,000 controls identifies new risk loci for atopic dermatitis

    Lavinia Paternoster;Marie Standl;Johannes Waage;Hansjoerg Baurecht

  • Association between Ambient Air Pollution and Diabetes Mellitus in Europe and North America: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Ikenna Collins Eze;Lars G. Hemkens;Heiner C. Bucher;Barbara Hoffmann

  • Genetic associations at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function

    Cristian Pattaro;Alexander Teumer;Mathias Gorski;Audrey Y. Chu

  • New genetic signals for lung function highlight pathways and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease associations across multiple ancestries

    Shrine N;Guyatt Al;Erzurumluoglu Am;Jackson Ve;Jackson Ve;Jackson Ve

  • Multiancestry association study identifies new asthma risk loci that colocalize with immune-cell enhancer marks

    Florence Demenais;Florence Demenais;Patricia Margaritte-Jeannin;Patricia Margaritte-Jeannin;Kathleen C. Barnes;William O.C. Cookson

  • Genome-wide association and large-scale follow up identifies 16 new loci influencing lung function

    María Soler Artigas;Daan W. Loth;Louise V. Wain;Sina A. Gharib

  • Reduced exposure to PM10 and attenuated age-related decline in lung function.

    Sara H Downs;Christian Schindler;L-J Sally Liu;Dirk Keidel

  • Air pollution, lung function and COPD: results from the population-based UK Biobank study

    Dany Doiron;Dany Doiron;Dany Doiron;Kees de Hoogh;Kees de Hoogh;Nicole Probst-Hensch;Nicole Probst-Hensch;Isabel Fortier

  • Population-based study on incidence, survival rates, and genetic alterations of low-grade diffuse astrocytomas and oligodendrogliomas

    Yoshikazu Okamoto;Pier-Luigi Di Patre;Christoph Burkhard;Sonja Horstmann

  • Adult lung function and long-term air pollution exposure. ESCAPE: a multicentre cohort study and meta-analysis

    Martin Adam;Martin Adam;Tamara Schikowski;Anne Elie Carsin;Yutong Cai

  • ESTROGEN-PROGESTIN REPLACEMENT THERAPY AND ENDOMETRIAL CANCER

    Malcolm C. Pike;Ruth K. Peters;Wendy Cozen;Nicole M. Probst-Hensch

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies three new risk loci for atopic dermatitis.

    Lavinia Paternoster;Marie Standl;Chih-Mei Chen;Adaikalavan Ramasamy

  • Long-term exposure to air pollution and cardiovascular mortality: an analysis of 22 European cohorts.

    Rob Beelen;Massimo Stafoggia;Ole Raaschou-Nielsen;Zorana Jovanovic Andersen

  • Meta-analysis identifies multiple loci associated with kidney function–related traits in east Asian populations

    Y. Okada;X. Sim;X. Sim;M. J. Go;J. Y. Wu;J. Y. Wu

  • Multiancestry association study identifies new asthma risk loci that colocalize with immune-cell enhancer marks

    Florence Demenais;Patricia Margaritte-Jeannin;Kathleen C. Barnes;William O. C. Cookson

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Schindler
Christian Schindler Columbia University
Nino Künzli
Nino Künzli University of Basel
Deborah Jarvis
Deborah Jarvis Imperial College London
Joachim Heinrich
Joachim Heinrich Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Ming-Yi Tsai
Ming-Yi Tsai University of Washington
Danielle Vienneau
Danielle Vienneau Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Martin Röösli
Martin Röösli Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Cecilie Svanes
Cecilie Svanes University of Bergen
Christer Janson
Christer Janson Uppsala University

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