Thesis supervisor: Tamás Szigeti
Location of studies (in Hungarian): ELTE Abbreviation of location of studies: ELTE
Description of the research topic:
The health risk associated with the exposure to different chemicals and the most likely exposure pathways are still unknown. The impacts of human exposure to mixtures are also poorly understood, especially in the case of the most vulnerable population (e.g., children, pregnant women). However, the knowledge is critical to raise awareness, inform the public and to support the work of the policy makers. Analytical method development is needed to investigate the concentration of selected biomarkers in different samples (e.g., urine, blood) by instrumental analytical techniques (e.g., LC-MS/MS, GC-MS). There is an urgent need to get an overview about the population’s exposure to prioritized chemicals in Hungary. The National Public Health Institute participates in the HBM4EU project (co-funded under Horizon 2020) with the primary goal of harmonizing human biomonitoring procedures as well as to initiate new national and international studies in Europe. The PhD student will participate in this project and her/his main roles will be the development of analytical methods, sample collection and analysis, questionnaire development and statistical data evaluation.