Our research
The CEH (Climate, Ecosystems, Health) lab investigates how climate change affects human health, integrating methods from climate sciences, epidemiology, and ecology.
Our current research focuses on formally attributing health outcomes to human-induced climate change, and on evaluating the effectiveness of heat early warning systems and heat health action plans in reducing mortality and morbidity.
In addition to direct effects of global warming, we also investigate indirect health impacts of extreme climate events, particularly those mediated through changes in ecosystems. In one of our current projects, we, e.g., investigate associations between heatwaves, harmful algal blooms in reservoirs, and liver-related disease outcomes.
Current team members – section under construction
Hajar Oukabli, PhD student
My research focuses on the links between climate variability, cyanobacterial blooms, and human health. I use satellite remote sensing to detect and characterize cyanobacterial blooms in reservoirs, and to examine how climatic factors drive their occurrence and dynamics. Through this work, I investigate how climate-induced changes in bloom presence translate into risks for water quality and human health under global change.
Jesse Schuurman, JAE ICU research intern
Current visitors
Falak Naz, visiting PhD student
Affiliated students
Mahulena Kořistková, PhD student
Co-supervised with Aleš Urban at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic
Anna Mastag, MSc student
Co-supervised with Alexandra Schneider at Helmholtz Zentrum München, Germany