NRS Webinar-Polluation and Airway Diseases

Dr. Ulrike Gehring

“Air pollution and respiratory health from childhood to adulthood – The PIAMA birth cohort study"

Dr. Ulrike Gehring is an Associate Professor at the Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences at Utrecht University, The Netherlands. Ulrike is also the current chair of the Environment and Health Committee of the European Respiratory Society and an associate member of the European chapter of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. The aim of her research is to understand the influence of environmental risk factors on health throughout life. A special focus of her work is investigating the long-term effects of ambient air pollution on children’s respiratory health. As a co-principal Investigator, Ulrike leads the Dutch PIAMA (Prevention and Incidence of Asthma and Mite Allergy) birth cohort study. She has been involved in many international research collaborations.