The Department of Epidemiological Methods and Etiological Research integrates core areas of epidemiological research in occupational and environmental epidemiology.
The increasing need to investigate the interplay of complex exposures of the modern environment and to overcome difficulties regarding validation and quantification of these exposures, requires both, sophisticated statistical methods as well as considerable efforts in exposure assessment.
The Field Work Unit forms an integral part of the department. Competences in the development and performance of large epidemiological studies, which have been acquired during years of research, are combined in this unit that serves the entire institute. This facilitates the accomplishment of studies, development of new methods, and the compilation of a comprehensive standardised inventory of methods and instruments. All this guarantees a high data quality in accordance with the guidelines of 'Good Epidemiological Practice' and is particularly important for the specification of research hypotheses:
- the planning of study designs
- the development and adaptation of research instruments
- statistical analyses
Available research instruments will be applied incross-sectional studies
- case-control-studies
- cohort studies
- intervention studies
- evaluation of drug therapy and measures of health promotion
- evaluation of medical care
The accomplishment of data collection as well as support for the planning and implementation of field work and methodological questions are also offered to external institutions and cooperating partners.
Current Projects
The list shows only projects for which the department has the main scientific responsibility. It only includes those projects that are currently running or that ended less than a year ago. The entries are sorted alphabetically.
- Determinants of diet and physical activity (DEDIPAC), Knowledge Hub to integrate and develop infrastructure for research across Europe
- Determinants of eating behaviour in European children, adolescents and their parents (I.Family)
- Determinants of Physical Activities in Settings
- Growing up healthy: Obesity prevention tailored to critical transition periods in the early life-course
- IDEFICS - Identification and prevention of dietary- and lifestyle-induced health effects in children and infants
- IDEFICS/I.Family Follow-up
- Monitoring of physical activity and promotion of physical activity - development of indicators for the prevention indicator system of the federal states
- Policy evaluation network - Public policies addressing health-related behaviours in Europe
- Pooled analysis of European case-control studies on the interaction of occupational carcinogens in the development of lung cancer
- Prenatal and childhood immunization and the risk of childhood cancer
- Sitting and standing in school - A feasibility study on the use of standing desks in primary schools
- The food metabolome as a novel concept to assess dietary exposures in children
- The German National Cohort - A prospective epidemiological study resource for health and disease research in Germany
- Wearable sensors for the assessment of physical and eating behaviours
Staff
Ahrens, Wolfgang, Prof. Dr.
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56822
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56821
ahrens(at)leibniz-bips.de
Aleksandrova, Krasimira, Prof. Dr.
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56816
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56821
aleksandrova(at)leibniz-bips.de
Alvarez Franco, Ina B.
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56837
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56821
alvarez(at)leibniz-bips.de
Bachmann, Larissa
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56827
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56-941
bachmannl(at)leibniz-bips.de
Böhm-Bechebbi, Saskia
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56851
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56756
boehm(at)leibniz-bips.de
Brackmann, Kim
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56859
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56821
brackmann(at)leibniz-bips.de
Brandes, Berit, Dr.
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56952
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56941
bbrandes(at)leibniz-bips.de
Brennemann, Jutta
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56801
brennemann(at)leibniz-bips.de
Bursch, Jasmin
bursch(at)leibniz-bips.de
Do, Stefanie
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56880
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56821
dostef(at)leibniz-bips.de
Dohrenkamp, Julia
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56829
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56941
dohren(at)leibniz-bips.de
Dreger, Steffen, Dr.
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56982
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56941
dreger(at)leibniz-bips.de
Elbrecht, Anne
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56801
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56756
elbrecht(at)leibniz-bips.de
Gahler, Eva
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56820
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56821
gahler(at)leibniz-bips.de
Goerdten, Jantje
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56844
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56821
goerdten(at)leibniz-bips.de
Günther, Kathrin, Dr.
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56825
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56821
kguenth(at)leibniz-bips.de
Hebestreit, Antje, PD Dr.
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56849
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56821
hebestr(at)leibniz-bips.de
Herrera-Espejel, Paula S.
herrera(at)leibniz-bips.de
Hollmann, Kristina
hollmann(at)leibniz-bips.de
Iqbal, Khalid, Dr.
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56870
iqbal(at)leibniz-bips.de
Krampitz, Monika
krampitz(at)leibniz-bips.de
Marron, Manuela, Dr.
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56840
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56821
marron(at)leibniz-bips.de
Menßen, Heidi
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56804
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56821
menssen(at)leibniz-bips.de
Mulanje, Loviisa
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56919
mulanje(at)leibniz-bips.de
Nagrani, Rajini, Dr.
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56842
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56821
nagrani(at)leibniz-bips.de
Niß, Patricia
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Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56821
niss(at)leibniz-bips.de
Pan, Chen-Chia
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56897
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56821
pan(at)leibniz-bips.de
Rach, Stefan, Dr.
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56841
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56821
rach(at)leibniz-bips.de
Resnikov, Marina
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56832
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56941
resnikov(at)leibniz-bips.de
Ristau, Nina
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56847
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56821
ristau(at)leibniz-bips.de
Schaap, Denis
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56851
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56821
schaap(at)leibniz-bips.de
Sina, Elida
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56839
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56821
sina(at)leibniz-bips.de
Tanoey, Justine, Ph. D.
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56814
tanoey(at)leibniz-bips.de
Tromm, Matthias
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56858
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56756
tromm(at)leibniz-bips.de
Weißbach, Angelika
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56831
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56821
aweiss(at)leibniz-bips.de
Wittig, Kathrin
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56858
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56756
wittig(at)leibniz-bips.de
Wolters, Maike, Dr.
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56845
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56821
wolters(at)leibniz-bips.de
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Wolfgang Ahrens
Head of Department
Contact:
Prof. Dr.
Wolfgang Ahrens
Tel: +49 (0)421 218-56822
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56821
Krasimira Aleksandrova
Deputy Head of Department
(Head of Research Group)
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Krasimira Aleksandrova