Exposome and Health, 7.5 Credits

The exposome is a concept used to describe environmental exposures that an individual encounters throughout life, and how these exposures impact biology and health. It encompasses both external and internal factors, including chemical, physical, biological, and social factors that may influence human health. The study of the exposome has become a useful tool in understanding the interplay between genetics and environmental factors in the development of diseases, with a particular focus on chronic conditions. The concept has been widely applied in fields such as epidemiology, toxicology, and public health, among others, and has led to significant advances in our understanding of disease etiology and prevention.

The key research themes included in the course are the use of state-of-the-art and emerging experimental techniques to assess how external (e.g., environmental chemicals, socioeconomic factors etc.) and internal (e.g., gut microbiome, metabolome, immune system status) exposures impact life-course health and mediate the risk of various diseases.

This course can be taken together with the parallel course Systems biology and knowledge representation, 7.5 credits. This course is also included as a module in the course Exposome and systems biology in human health and disease, 15 credits.

ECTS Credits

7.5 Credits

Level of education

Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements (A1N)

School

School of Medical Sciences