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Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Swiss TPH is an independent Institution, associated with the University of Basel, and the largest Swiss academic epidemiology institution. The research activities of the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (160 staff) focus on the distribution and interrelationship of diseases, environmental, ecological, social, gender and molecular risk factors, and the effectiveness of interventions. Research activities integrate development and application of advanced epidemiological, bio-statistical and Modeling methods. Swiss TPH has become a world-renowned Institution for teaching, research and services in the field of International Health Development.
The multi- and cross-disciplinary activities and experience of scientific laboratory studies, conceptual clinical work and practical transfer of technical expertise to health system planning and programmes in local, national and partner countries are the building blocks of their success.
Role in the project
The Swiss TPH team coordinates WP2 (Data harmonization, processing and integration) and assure provision of harmonized data on exposures, confounders, effects modifiers and health outcomes from experimental and observational studies. It also contributes to the project with the SAPALDIA cohort.
Key persons to be involved
| Name | Expertise | Role in the project |
| Professor Nicole Probst-Hensch |
Chronic disease, environmental and molecular epidemiology | WP2 leader; coordinator SAPALDIA cohort activities; Contributing to to WP1, WP3, WP8, WP9 activities |
| Professor Nino Künzli | Environmental epidemiology |
Contributing to SAPALDIA cohort activities; Contributing to WP3, WP9 activities |
| Dr Medea Imboden | Molecular biology and molecular epidemiology |
Contributing to SAPALDIA cohort activities incl. health assessment and blood collection protocol; Contributing to WP2, WP3, WP9 activities |
| Dr Harish Phuleria | Exposure sciences, air pollution monitoring and modelling |
Contributing to SAPALDIA cohort activities; Contributing to WP3 activities |
| Dr Ming Tsai | Exposure sciences, air pollution monitoring and modelling |
Contributing to SAPALDIA cohort activities incl. exposure measurement and modeling activities; Contributing to WP3, WP9 activities |
| Dr Danielle Vienneau | Exposure assessment |
Contributing to SAPALDIA cohort activities incl. exposure measurement and modeling activities; Contributing to WP3, WP9 activities |
