What is the influence of non-genetic factors on our health, such as lifestyle, diet and air pollution? The Exposome-Scan project, led Leiden University and Utrecht University, has been awarded 3.2 million euros from the NWO Investment Grant Large programme, to answer this question.
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Exposome-Scan has three offerings: In-vitro assays, Mass-spectrometric exposomics assays and Computational and Database services. Please contact us for more details and if you are interested in our capabilities and services. We are committed to FAIR; we are working to make our data as FAIR and methods as FAIR as possible.
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The environment we live in has a dominant impact on our health. It explains an estimated seventy percent of the chronic disease burden. The combination of environmental factors over the life course is called the exposome. There is general (scientific) consensus that understanding more about the exposome will help explain the current burden of disease and that it provides entry points for prevention.
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The unique and large-scale open facility Exposome-Scan gives researchers from all over the Netherlands the opportunity to study the exposome. Anyone who submits a good research request will have access to the research facility and will be able to conduct research at Exposome-Scan at cost price. The facility in Leiden opens on 15 February 2024 and builds on the knowledge gained in the Exposome-NL and X-omics research programmes.
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