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Scholarship code CU6.262

Impact of atmospheric pollutant on human health: from mouth to lungs

  • Reference person
    Piero
    Di Carlo
    piero.dicarlo@unich.it
  • Host University/Institute
    University 'G. D'Annunzio' of Chiti-Pescara
  • Internship
    Y
  • Research Keywords
    Air pollution
    Health
    Climate change
  • Reference ERCs
    PE10_3
    PE10_1
    LS7_6
  • Reference SDGs
    GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being
    GOAL 13: Climate Action
  • Studente
  • Supervisor
  • Co-Supervisor

Description

The proposed research is focused on the analysis of the impact of atmospheric pollutant and meteorological parameters on human health focusing on the genotoxicity on mouth and lungs tissues. The study includes in vitro analysis using different levels and chemical composition of particles and atmospheric trace gases under different levels of temperature and unidity.

Suggested skills:

Candidates with good skills in programming and data analysis are appreciated. Background in medicine, dentistry, biology, engineering, environmental science, chemistry is desirable.

Research team and environment

The research team includs a full professor of atmospheric physics, an assistant professor of dentistry, 2 assistant professors and a post doc.