Projects
Active Projects
- Covid-19 epidemiology
We examine the mortality burden of COVID-19 mortality in Germany and in individual states over time.
- Daylight savings time
We examine the evidence concerning whether the biannual time transition has an impact on human disease incidence/exacerbations.
- Chronobiology for neonatal intensive care units
We examine the evidence concerning chronobiologically relevant stimuli and improving outcomes in neonatal intensive care units.
- Circadian biology-relevant light in the urban environment
We aim to understand how light in the urban environment has been targeted in research concerning chronobiology.
- Perinatal light imprinting circadian clocks and systems (PLICCS)
We wish to decipher if the prevailing light-dark conditions (based on time-of-year and latitude) during pregnancy and shortly after birth can have lasting effects on health. To date, we have described supporting evidence from experimental models, and detected associations with childhood cancer and with diabetes in adults. This work includes international collaboration.
- Shift-work
We are developing questionnaires and methods to investigate the effects of education on sleep, diet and exercise on individual shift workers' behaviour and their "shift work tolerance".
Other Projects
- Working under infrared radiation exposure
In 2019, we provided an update and upgrade to the German Occupational Medicine Guideline for Working Under Infrared Radiation Exposure.
- Night and shiftwork guideline
We contributed to the update and expansion of the 2021 Guideline "Health aspects and design of night and shift work". - Silica dust silicosis lung cancer research
- Tungsten carbide-cobalt exposure
In addition, hazardous substances in the workplace are among our research interests: for example, we have meta-analysed epidemiological studies on silica dust silicosis lung cancer research. Another example is that we have investigated the development of lung cancer in individuals exposed to tungsten carbide-cobalt as part of an international cohort study.