Vytautas Magnus University

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About VMU

Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) is a higher educational establishment, one of the leading universities of Lithuania. The University focuses on scientific research in Natural Sciences and Environmental Health, Informatics, Biomedicine and Social Sciences. The Department of Environmental Sciences faculty of Natural Sciences offers three level studies programs. Professors and scientists have extensive experience in environmental exposure and risk assessment and act as scientific advisors and experts at the national and international level. The department has a broad research portfolio in studies impact of urban environment on non-communicable diseases, with a strong focus on the influence of environmental conditions and contamination on pregnancy outcomes, children and adults’ health. The scientists have been collaborating at the European level with international partners on environmental monitoring issues (COPES), improvement of air pollution monitoring (ESCAPE), environmental exposures impact on citizens health (HIWATE, PHENOTYPE, HELIX, CitieS-Health and ATHLETE).

VDU role in the MARKOPOLO project: Leading WP4, WP5, WP6. The WPs task – to strengthen the methodology for pollution-disease association studies in susceptible groups. The study aims to improve estimation of health outcomes in relation to complex air and noise pollution mixtures by assessing ambient ultrafine particles and noise pollution effect on cardiovascular health risk, and to present tools for integrated environmental health impact assessment and health risk management.

The VMU partner will contribute to the MARKOPOLO by presenting the clinical study METSGREEN results on ambient ultrafine air and noise pollution effect on cardiovascular health risk and lifestyle intervention to attenuate the metabolic disorders risk in 45–64-year population. VMU scientists will contribute in WP9, WP10, WP12, WP13, WP17, WP18 and WP19.