Research

Thesis title: "Effect of shift work on oxidative stress, DNA damage and untargeted metabolomics"

Thesis outline: The primary focus of my research is to identify early risk obesity-associated (bio-)markers in shift workers as part of the new EU funded project SHIFT2HEALTH. The project targets shift workers from the healthcare and industrial sectors, which are highly susceptible for high stress levels and circadian disruption. This doctoral project will contribute to the characterization of biological mechanisms that underlie the obesogenicity of shift work by evaluating pre-obesity related biomarkers in shift vs. non-shift workers across Europe. A European wide cross-sectional study will be conducted which includes measurements of obesity related biomarkers in shift and non-shift workers.

Funding: SHIFT2HEALTH

Supervisors: Karl Heinz Wagner, Tilman Kühn