R01 (Early-Life Mixtures)

Duration

05/03/2024 - 31/12/2028

Coordinator

Martine Vrijheid

Funded by

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

The project R01 (Early-Life Mixtures): Early-life Environmental Exposure Mixtures and Biological Age Acceleration in Children and Adolescents investigates how combinations of environmental exposures during early life may influence biological ageing processes in young populations.

Led by Martine Vrijheid, the project builds on the exposome framework to examine how multiple environmental factors —such as chemical, physical and social exposures— may interact to affect biological age acceleration and long-term health trajectories.

By analysing susceptibility, potential interactions between exposures, and underlying biological mechanisms, the study aims to improve understanding of how environmental factors shape health and development from early life through adolescence.

The findings may help identify vulnerable populations and inform strategies to reduce harmful exposures and promote healthier developmental environments.

Total Funding

$356,574

Funded by National Institutes of Health (NIH)

For further information about the project, please contact the project lead.