Marloes Eeftens, PhD, MSc

marloes.eeftens@swisstph.ch
+41 61 284 8725

Function(s)
Scientific Project Leader

Organisational Entity

Research interests and activities at Swiss TPH

Measuring and modelling the spatial and temporal distribution of environmental pollutants: airborne pollen, air pollutants and electromagnetic radiation
Investigating effects of environmental exposures on human respiratory, cardiovascular and cognitive health
Programming, statistics and data visualization
Use of new epidemiological data collection tools: personal measurement devices, IoT sensors, wearables, mobile phone apps

Professional experiences

12/2019-present: Scientific Project Leader, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland
01/2019-11/2019: Senior Scientific Collaborator, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland
03/2013-12/2018: Postdoctoral Scientific Collaborator, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland
09/2008-02-2013: PhD student, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Education

PhD in Toxicology and Environmental Health, Institute of Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, The Netherlands (PhD thesis: https://issuu.com/gildeprintdrukkerijen/docs/proefschrift_eeftens)
MSc in Toxicology and Environmental Health, Institute of Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
BSc in Environmental Sciences: quality of water soil and air, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Propedeuse (1st year degree) in Chemistry, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Committees and memberships

05/2020-present: Member of Swiss Young Academy (https://swissyoungacademy.ch/)
05/2020-present: Faculty member of the Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+)

SPUTNIC - Study Panel on Upcoming Technologies to measure Non-Ionizing Radiation and Cognition ACCEDERA - Improving the accuracy of personal RF measurements and characterisation of exposure levels in different environments across different countries VEGAS - VErtical GrAdient Study PoCHAS - Effects of airborne pollen on cardiorespiratory health and allergic symptoms

Newton P.N, Keolouangkhot V, Lee S.J, Choumlivong K, Sisouphone S, Choumlivong K, Vongsouvath M, Mayxay M, Chansamouth V, Davong V, Phommasone K, Sirisouk J, Blacksell S.D, Nawtaisong P, Moore C.E, Castonguay-Vanier J, Dittrich S, Rattanavong S, Chang K, Darasavath C, Rattanavong O, Paris D.H, Phetsouvanh R. A prospective, open-label, randomized trial of doxycycline versus azithromycin for the treatment of uncomplicated murine typhus. Clin Infect Dis. 2019;68(5):738-747. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy563

Granado S, Obrist B, Manderson L, Tanner M. The moment of sale: treating malaria in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Anthropol Med. 2009;16(3):319-331. DOI: 10.1080/13648470903264931

Geissbühler Yvonne. Ecology and epidemiology of integrated malaria vector management in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Basel: Univ. Basel, 2008. PhD Thesis, University of Basel, Faculty of Science

Bopp Selina Elisabeth Ruth. Plasmodium falciparum transfection technology for the analysis of var gene regulation and knockout investigation. Basel: Univ. Basel, 2007. PhD Thesis, University of Basel, Faculty of Science

Fretz R, Schmid H, Kayser U, Svoboda P, Tanner M, Baumgartner A. Rapid propagation of Norovirus gastrointestinal illness through multiple nursing homes following a pilgrimage. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2003;22(10):625-627

Mattioli R.C, Zinsstag J, Pfister K. Frequency of trypanosomosis and gastrointestinal parasites in draught donkeys in the Gambia in relation to animal husbandry. Trop Anim Health Prod. 1994;26(2):102-108