Marloes Eeftens, PhD, MSc

My research

• Measuring and modelling the spatial and temporal distribution of environmental pollutants (particularly pollen, air pollutants and electromagnetic radiation)

• Investigating effects of environmental exposures on respiratory, cardiovascular and cognitive health.

• Programming, statistics and visualizing data spatially and graphically to aid understanding, exploring and sharing.

• Use of new epidemiological data collection tools: personal measurement devices, mobile phone apps.

Professional experience

01/2019-present

Senior Scientific Collaborator (90%): Research Unit of Environmental Exposures and Health, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (SwissTPH), Basel, Switzerland

03/2013-12/2018

Postdoctoral scientific collaborator (80%): Research Unit of Environmental Exposures and Health, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (SwissTPH), Basel, Switzerland

09/2008-02/2013

PhD student: Spatial contrasts in air pollution and the effects on lung function in children (80%): PhD thesis: https://issuu.com/gildeprintdrukkerijen/docs/proefschrift_eeftens (22/06/2015) Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.