Lung Epidemiology
The research interest of our working group focus on the role of genetic, environmental and life-style factors including their interplay on lung health and function.
The research interest of our working group focus on the role of genetic, environmental and life-style factors including their interplay on lung health and function.
About our Research
Our team aims to assess determinants of lung function during the period of lung growth and aging with respect to the development of lung diseases. Our projects identify genetic, environmental and life-style factors and investigate their complex interplay on lung health and function, particularly in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma.
Lung function varies substantially between individuals throughout the life course and those with poor lung function are known to be at higher risk for lung diseases. However, the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. Therefore, our aim is to elucidate mechanisms determining poor lung function and the transition from health to early stages of lung diseases.
The research group uses data and biosamples from the ongoing population-based cohort studies GINIplus, LISA, KORA and NAKO as well as the German COPD cohort study COSYCONET.
We contribute to research within the German Center for Lung Research and to international consortia such as SpiroMeta to facilitate large-scale GWAS of lung function.
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