Nicole Probst-Hensch, Professor, PhD (Pharmacy and Epidemiology), MPH

Function(s)
Head of Department, Group Leader, Head of Unit

Organisational Entity

Nicole Probst-Hensch is Head of the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health and the Chronic Disease Epidemiology Unit at Swiss TPH. She is also Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Basel Medical School (Switzerland). Probst-Hensch has been trained in both Pharmaceutical Sciences (ETH Zürich) and Epidemiology (UCLA Los Angeles) and holds doctorates in both fields. She has broad research experience covering several chronic diseases including cancer, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and covering multiple domains related to NCD risks (genetic and molecular epidemiology; environmental epidemiology; nutrition and physical activity; dual disease burden NCDs-Infectious diseases). In her research she applies biomarkers in the context of Exposome and Mendelian Randomisation approaches to improve mechanistic and causal understanding modifiable disease risks. Her research group has broad expertise in developing, implementing and scientifically exploiting longitudinal cohorts and biobanks, both nationally and internationally

Latest Publications

All Publications

Ammann P et al. Human flourishing in the context of farm characteristics and occupational hazards – baseline findings from the FarmCoSwiss cohort. Swiss Med Wkly. 2025;155(4):4135. DOI: 10.57187/s.4135

Brugger C et al. Drinking water access and quality in the Gaza Strip prior to 7 October 2023 and implications for reconstruction. Environ Health. 2025;24:41. DOI: 10.1186/s12940-025-01191-6

Dalecká A et al. Air pollution, greenspace, and metabolic syndrome in older Czech and Swiss populations. Environ Epidemiol. 2025;9(3):e393. DOI: 10.1097/ee9.0000000000000393

de Hoogh K et al. A Europe-wide characterization of the external exposome: a spatio-temporal analysis. Environ Int. 2025;200:109542. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109542

Doetzer J et al. Methods and exploratory findings of the first Swiss agricultural health cohort FarmCoSwiss. Sci Rep. 2025;15:10690. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-94440-0

Garcia-Aymerich J et al. General population-based lung function trajectories over the life course: an accelerated cohort study. Lancet Respir Med. 2025;13(7):611-622. DOI: 10.1016/s2213-2600(25)00043-8

Ikuteyijo O.O, Zepro N, Akinyemi A.I, Probst-Hensch N, Merten S. Socio-economic factors influencing intimate partner violence among adolescents and young women in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review. Public Health Rev. 2025;45:1607041. DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2024.1607041

Jeong A et al. Lung function-associated exposome profile in the era of climate change: pooled analysis of 8 population-based European cohorts within the EXPANSE project. Environ Int. 2025;196:109269. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109269

Joubert N et al. Predictors of metabolic syndrome among teachers in under-resourced schools in South Africa: baseline findings from the KaziHealth workplace health intervention. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025;5(6):e0004681. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004681

Karakoltzidis A et al. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposure among European adults: evidence from the HBM4EU aligned studies. Environ Int. 2025;198:109383. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109383