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MARKOPOLO EU Project
@markersofpollution.bsky.social
Noise and/or ultrafine particulate matter induced #cerebral and #cardiovascular #damage: novel insights from experimental and epidemiological brain-heart axis biomarkers and computational models.

Funded by the European Union & SERI.
🔬 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗢𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗢: 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 🔬

In the spotlight this week:
5️⃣ 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲: 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
Browse through the slides below to learn how this is being done!

More info needed?
🌐 markersofpollution-markopolo.eu/research/wor...
November 21, 2025 at 7:19 AM
🔬 #PUBLICATION Alert!
We are happy to share this #milestone #publication from MARKOPOLO:
𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 by Pantelis Georgiades et al.

Summary & full text: markersofpollution-markopolo.eu/research/pub...
November 18, 2025 at 7:51 AM
4️⃣ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗖𝘀: 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀
To study the OMICs behind MARKOPOLO, the focus lies on identifying biological markers that indicate how pollution and noise exposure impact human health. Learn more in the slides! ⤵️ @sdu.dk
November 17, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🔬 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗢𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗢: 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

3️⃣ 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗲/𝗣𝗠 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
This topic is all about exposure maps, advanced atmospheric chemistry climate models and real air pollution data. 🌍

More info: markersofpollution-markopolo.eu
November 11, 2025 at 8:19 AM
How do air pollution & noise shape our heart, brain & metabolic health - and what can we do to reduce their impact? By linking environmental exposures with chronic disease risks, MARKOPOLO provides the evidence & tools needed to support fairer, healthier & more sustainable public health strategies.
November 7, 2025 at 8:27 AM
After introducing our fantastic research team, it’s now time to take a closer look at the scientific questions driving MARKOPOLO EU Project. 🔍 In the coming weeks, we will highlight the diverse research focuses of the project in our new series, "𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗢𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗢: 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲". 🔬
November 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Last week, Andreas Daiber delivered the closing lecture at the 2nd FEBS #RedoxMedicine Workshop in Luso, Portugal.
He provided a comprehensive overview of current research linking the exposome to redox signaling in health and disease - a topic fully aligned with the goals of the workshop. 🎯
October 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Did you know that long-term effects of environmental noise on #human #health are often overlooked? According to the latest #EuropeanEnvironmentAgency report, chronic exposure to noise contributes to CVD, sleep disturbance, and mental health issues.

🔗 www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...
October 10, 2025 at 7:22 AM
🔬 #PUBLICATION 🧾
Environmental noise is firmly established as a major contributor to cardiovascular disease. The review calls for integrating noise into cardiovascular prevention strategies. 🫀

🔗 Full text: anatoljcardiol.com/article/AJC-...
October 7, 2025 at 8:47 AM
🔬 Within MARKOPOLO we are investigating how traffic noise & air pollution affect human health. Our aim is to identify disease-relevant biomarkers and uncover the molecular mechanisms that link environmental stressors to diseases of the brain, lung, & #cardiovascular #system. 🫀
#WorldHeartDay2025
September 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
👥 Meet our consortium partners!
Finally, we are introducing the team from @swisstph.ch - another driving force in MARKOPOLO. They play a key role in assessing the #health #effects of #environmental #pollutants.

🔗 Read more about the work: markersofpollution-markopolo.eu/about/consor...
September 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
👥 Meet our consortium partners!

The team from #DanishCancerInstitute is another driving force behind MARKOPOLO!
🔎 Using a unique database, they play a key role in investigating differences in air pollution exposure for the population.

Read more: markersofpollution-markopolo.eu/about/consor...
August 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
🔬 #PUBLICATION Alert! 🧾

𝗔 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄/𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 by Thomas Muenzel et al. published today in #Cardiovascular #Research by @escardio.bsky.social 🫀

🔗 academic.oup.com/cardiovascre...
August 12, 2025 at 9:08 AM
👥 Meet our consortium partners!

From @sdu.dk we have Adelina Rogowska-Wrzesinska and her stellar team joining for #omics #screening & #biomarker #discovery, to help build mechanistic models linking exposures to heart & brain disorders.🧬🔬🧪

🔗More info: markersofpollution-markopolo.eu/about/consor...
August 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
👥 Meet our consortium partners!

Jun.-Prof Ulrike Zeigermann @uni-wuerzburg.de: at the IPS, political science meets sociology. An ideal setting for projects like MARKOPOLO tackling also #sustainability, #governance & #environmental #policy.

More info: markersofpollution-markopolo.eu/about/consor...
July 31, 2025 at 9:18 AM
👥 Meet our consortium partners!
From the north of Europe 🫎, a team from @uniuef.bsky.social joined us! Katja Kanninen’s group uses translational in vitro & in vivo models to study how environmental & lifestyle factors affect the brain.

🔗 Read more: markersofpollution-markopolo.eu/about/consor...
July 28, 2025 at 9:26 AM
🔬 #PUBLICATION Alert! 🧾
𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗵𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 by Kelters et al.

MARKOPOLO coordinator Andreas Daiber contributed to this review in the #EuropeanHeartJournal, highlighting the impact of impaired circadian rhythms on cardiovascular health.

🔗 academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...
July 23, 2025 at 7:38 AM
👥 Meet our consortium partners!

From Luxembourg we have two partners joining the #MARKOPOLO team: Luxembourg Institute of Health and LNS - Laboratoire national de santé! 💻🩸

🔗 Read more about the teams on our website:
markersofpollution-markopolo.eu/about/consor...
July 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
📬 The first MARKOPOLO Insights #newsletter is out, featuring consortium news, publications, new report by EEA and much more! 🗞️

🔗 Read the full newsletter here: mailchi.mp/82b8fd2e0d51...

@martinroosli.bsky.social @eea.europa.eu @swisstph.ch @climair.bsky.social @concentris.bsky.social
July 15, 2025 at 7:51 AM
🔬 #PUBLICATION Alert! 🧾

𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻–𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝘅𝗶𝘀 by Arijan Valar, Jiayin Zheng, Thomas Muenzel, Andreas Daiber & Marin Kuntić

🔗 Summary & full text: markersofpollution-markopolo.eu/research/pub...

#MarkersOfPollution
July 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🚗💨 Fieldwork in full swing!

Our team at the @swisstph.ch has launched the #mobile #air #pollution #monitoring campaign across Switzerland. They’ve been on the road with the cheerfully coloured measurement car, capturing #ultrafine #particles and other air pollutants across diverse environments. 🌀🌫️
July 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
👥 Meet our consortium partners!

Today: the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry @maxplanck.de! ⚗️
MPI-C researchers are leading the work packages on #computational #modeling of noise/PM lung damage & health effects in the population.

More info: markersofpollution-markopolo.eu/about/consor...
July 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
👥 Meet our consortium partners!

@concentris.bsky.social makes sure the researchers focus on their work, while taking over administrative tasks. They also manage the project's science communication activities.

🔗 Read more about their role: markersofpollution-markopolo.eu/about/consor...
July 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
👥 Meet our consortium partners!

From #TheCyprusInstitute we are welcoming the team from Jos Lelieveld! CYI contributes to #atmospheric #composition #modelling, source attribution of air pollution, & much more! 🌐

🔗 Read more about the team at CYI: markersofpollution-markopolo.eu/about/consor...
June 25, 2025 at 7:42 AM
👥 Meet our consortium partners!

We are pleased to welcome a strong team from the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, and the Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences as an associated partner.

🔗 Learn about the role of MFUB & VINS in MARKOPOLO: markersofpollution-markopolo.eu/about/consor...
June 20, 2025 at 7:17 AM