Our mission is to identify and credential causes of chronic diseases and to improve the methods for conducting epidemiologic studies. We develop and apply modern epidemiologic methods for studies on how biological, behavioral, environmental, and social factors are distributed in the population and how they influence health and disease.
Our vision is to create a solid etiologic foundation for effective and impactful interventions at the individual and population level. We aim to shape the future of descriptive and etiologic epidemiology with high-quality, up-to-date, and reproducible research on factors influencing health across the life course.
Our experience in collecting primary data and improving exposure assessment is the basis for our research. The department hosts the German National Cohort (NAKO) Bremen study center and the BIPS BioBank and runs flagship research studies at BIPS, such as the IDEFICS/I.Family cohort.
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.
- Data collection In the context of the WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) in the State of Bremen
- Data competence center for the Bremen region. “HealthyPlanet": Satellite-based data of environmental factors and its impact on health and health behaviors and Citizen Science project “Guardians of the Hedgehogs”
- Determinants of eating behaviour in European children, adolescents and their parents - I.Family study
- Epidemiological methods and experiences in research projects on child and adolescent health
- Identification and prevention of dietary- and lifestyle-induced health effects in children and infants - IDEFICS study
- 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
- The food metabolome as a novel concept to assess dietary exposures in children
- Wearable sensor assessment of physical and eating behaviours
- “INDEEP” - Intervention on the determinants of and expertise in physical activity behaviours
Staff
Ahrens, Wolfgang, Prof. Dr.
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56822
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56941
ahrens(at)leibniz-bips.de
Aleksandrova, Krasimira, Prof. Dr.
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56816
aleksandrova(at)leibniz-bips.de
Alvarez Franco, Ina B.
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56837
alvarez(at)leibniz-bips.de
Bachmann, Larissa
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56827
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56941
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
Brüssermann, Sophia
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56897
bruessermann(at)leibniz-bips.de
Dohrenkamp, Julia
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56829
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56941
dohren(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)421 218-56941
gahler(at)leibniz-bips.de
Günther, Kathrin, Dr.
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56825
kguenth(at)leibniz-bips.de
Harbers, Britta
harbers(at)leibniz-bips.de
Hebestreit, Antje, PD Dr.
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56849
hebestr(at)leibniz-bips.de
Hollmann, Kristina
hollmann(at)leibniz-bips.de
Kerner, Katrin
kerner(at)leibniz-bips.de
Krampitz, Monika
krampitz(at)leibniz-bips.de
Li, Nanjie
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56839
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56941
li(at)leibniz-bips.de
Loganathan, Gowsiga Chandra
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56848
loganathan(at)leibniz-bips.de
Marron, Manuela, Dr.
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56840
marron(at)leibniz-bips.de
Mulanje, Loviisa
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56919
mulanje(at)leibniz-bips.de
Naaouf, Nour, Ph. D.
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56840
naaouf(at)leibniz-bips.de
Nagrani, Rajini, Dr.
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56842
nagrani(at)leibniz-bips.de
Niß, Patricia
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56851
niss(at)leibniz-bips.de
Quevedo Torres, Kathia
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56873
quevedo(at)leibniz-bips.de
Rach, Stefan, Dr.
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56841
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56941
rach(at)leibniz-bips.de
Razeghi Oskouei, Romina
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56735
razeghi(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
ristau(at)leibniz-bips.de
Sievert, Melina
sievert(at)leibniz-bips.de
Stopsack, Konrad H., Prof. Dr.
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56826
Fax: +49 (0)421 218-56941
stopsack(at)leibniz-bips.de
Süß, Jennifer
suess(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)421 218-56805
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
wolters(at)leibniz-bips.de
Yuan, Li
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56814
yuan(at)leibniz-bips.de
Zeng, Jiayi
Tel.: +49 (0)421 218-56836
zeng(at)leibniz-bips.de
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Krasimira Aleksandrova
Deputy Head of Department
(Head of Research Group)
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Krasimira Aleksandrova