Childhood and Environment
Children’s health is considered a priority at the international level—and also at ISGlobal. Our Childhood and Environment programme focuses on evaluating the effects of environmental pollutants on children’s health , with particular emphasis on exposure during pregnancy and the postnatal period. The figure below describes the main areas of research interest in this field:
- Exposures
—Urban environment (e.g. air pollution, noise, green spaces, pedestrian areas, temperature, light)
—Indoor pollution (e.g. air pollution, mould)
—Water pollution (e.g. chlorination by-products, microplastics)
—Toxic chemical compounds (e.g. persistent organic pollutants, bisphenol A, phthalates, pesticides, heavy metals)
—Electromagnetic fields
—Lifestyle (e.g. nutrition, physical activity, sleep)
—Social determinants (e.g. restrictions, socio-economic status, education)
—Genetics - Biological responses
—Epigenetics
—Metabolomics and proteins
—Immune system
—Microbiota - Health impacts
—Neurodevelopment and mental health
—Obesity and cardiometabolic health
—Respiratory health and allergies
—Foetal growth and birth outcomes
—Puberty
ISGlobal-Led Birth Cohorts
Within the Childhood and Environment programme, there is a strong focus on longitudinal birth cohort research. We are currently leading a Spanish network of birth cohorts called the INMA Environment and Childhood Project as well as the BiSC birth cohort (in Barcelona and the surrounding metropolitan area).
ISGlobal-Led Birth Cohort Networks
ISGlobal has also been instrumental in building a birth cohort network in Europe through three European projects: ENRIECO, from 2009 to 2011; CHICOS, from 2010 to 2013; and LIFECYCLE, from 2017 to 2021. These efforts have resulted in a framework for data sharing and harmonisation across than 30 European birth cohorts.
Our Team
Head
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Martine Vrijheid Research Professor and Head of the Environment and Health over the Lifecourse Programme
Our Team
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Jordi Sunyer Research Professor
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Mònica Guxens Research Professor
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Mireia Gascon Associated Researcher
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Ioar Rivas Assistant Research Professor
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Lea Maitre Assistant Research Professor
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MARIONA BUSTAMANTE Staff Scientist
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Payam Dadvand
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Judith Garcia Aymerich Research Professor and Head of the Environment and Health over the Lifecourse Programme
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Isabelle Thierry Chef
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Sofía Aguilar Predoctoral researcher
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Albert Ambròs Technician GIS
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Augusto Anguita Postdoctoral Researcher
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Laura Balagué Predoctoral Researcher
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Anne-Claire Binter Postdoctoral Researcher
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Núria Botella Statistician
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Laura Ciaran Tècnic de laboratori
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Lourdes Cirugeda Data Manager INMA
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Marta Cosín Postdoctoral Researcher
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Ester Cots Predoctoral Researcher
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Montserrat de Castro Technician GIS
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PATRICIA DE LLOBET Research technician
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Carola Domènech Field Technician
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Mikel Esnaola Statistician
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Esmée Essers Predoctoral Researcher
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Lorenzo Fabbri Predoctoral Researcher
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Amanda Fernandes Postdoctoral Researcher
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Muriel Ferrer Research Technician
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Serena Fossati Postdoctoral Researcher
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Sheila García Nsue Project Manager
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Laura Gómez Predoctoral Researcher
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SUSANA GROS Project Manager
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Nuria Güil Predoctoral Researcher
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Jean Baptiste Guimbaud
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Pol Jiménez Research Technician
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BEATRIZ JURADO Research Technician
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Bethany Knox Predoctoral Fellow
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Michelle Kusters Predoctoral Researcher
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Paula Llabrés Research Technician
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Mònica López Postdoctoral Researcher
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Lea Maitre Assistant Research Professor
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Sandra Márquez Statistician
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Iolanda Molina Personal Assistant
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Agnès Moragues Grants Manager
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Àlex Morillas Data Manager
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RODNEY ORTIZ Project Manager
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Laura Perez Crespo
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Cecilia Persavento Research Technician
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Sami Petricola GIS Technician
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Núria Pey Rosell
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Gabriela P. Peralta Project Manager
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Bruno Raimbault Technician GIS
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Neus Rosell Project Manager
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Jessica Sánchez Galán Frauca
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Júlia Sangüesa Predoctoral Researcher
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Nikos Stratakis Postdoctoral Researcher
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Maria Torres Predoctoral Researcher
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Mònica Ubalde Postdoctoral Researcher
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José Urquiza Data Manager HELIX
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Sarah Warkentin Postdoctoral Fellow