The Early Career Researcher Network
The Early Career Researcher Network (ECRN) within SHIFT2HEALTH invites all interested researchers who aim to enhance their scientific careers within the project to become part of it.
Within the ECRN, our objectives are to remain connected, engage in discussions about our research topics, and broaden our knowledge through presentations and workshops according to the needs and wishes of the members. Additionally, through our close exchange, we aim to facilitate collaboration and interactions among early career researchers, even between different project partners from various countries.
Our overarching goal is to immerse ourselves in science and research, thus further qualifying ourselves for future work as researchers. To achieve this, we will establish a network, acquire new knowledge about research methods from different disciplines, foster interdisciplinary exchanges, and, last but not least, enjoy our journey together.
Vanessa Schoissengeier
University of Vienna (Department of Nutritional Science)
Research topic: "The main focus of my research is to identify early risk obesity-associated (bio-)markers in shift vs. non-shift workers across Europe. We are conducting a cross-sectional study to investigate the effect of shift work on oxidative stress, DNA damage and untargeted metabolomics."
Katrin Scionti
University of Vienna (Department of Nutritional Science)
Research topic: "I am project coordinator for SHIFT2HEALTH, thus my tasks are related to project management. My work is to assure effective communication among all collaborators, to overview the progress of the project and to guarantee that it flows as planned, according to the set deadlines. In addition, as postdoc, I will also be actively involved in the analysis of biomarkers of pre-obesity in various biological samples and in the characterization of biological mechanisms behind the surge of these biomarkers."
Ivana Václavková
University of Vienna (Department of Nutritional Science)
Research topic: "My PhD thesis will focus on gut microbiome analyses from the cross-sectional study. Additionally, I may be involved in the human intervention within WP4"
Isabel Santonja
Medical University of Vienna (Department of Epidemiology, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine Center for Public Health)
Research topic: Main research interest are meal-timing, sleep patterns and microbiome profiles in night shift workers and how these modulate the risk of chronic diseases observed in this population
Christine Ellersdorfer
Medical University of Vienna (Center for Public Health, Department for Social and Preventive Medicine)
Research topic: Glucose and lipid metabolism among night shift workers in the healthcare sector. As part of her PhD, Christine is contributing to the intervention study within WP4.
Anna Lena Aufschnaiter
FH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences
Research topic: nutrition/dietary behaviour, sensory science
Christina Höfler
FH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences
Research topic: nutritional behaviour, sensory perception and food preferences
Alice Denis
KU Leuven (Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID))
Research topic: Studying the cross-talk between circadian clock genes and nutrient sensing pathways in the human gut.
Guillaume Vanotti
KU Leuven: Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID)
Research topic: Identification of microbial metabolites/chronobiotics that affect rhythmicity in gut epithelial homeostasis during chronodisruption.
Sanne Roovers
Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam (Department of Public Health)
Research topic: Sleep, circadian rhythms, and women's health at work. Within SHIFT2HEALTH, Sanne is mainly involved in WP3, where they evaluate whether a multicomponent lifestyle approach can promote healhier behavior and improve health outcomes among night-shift workers.
Coen Dros
Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam (Department of Public Health)
Research topic: Reducing the risk of obesity and identify early risk obesity-associated (bio-)markers in shift workers
Aikaterina Vasileiou
University of Copenhagen (Department of Food Science)
Research topic: Development of foods with health-promoting functionalities to meet the sensory preferences and nutritional needs of shift workers.
Imke Matullat
ttz Bremerhaven (Sensory & Consumer Science Department)
Research topic: Physical activity of shift workers in the context of lifestyle and diet.
Emilie de Zoete
Wageningen University (Department of Human Nutrition and Health)
Research topic: Development and evaluation of nutritional strategies to reduce and prevent obesity in shift workers
Urte Klink
University Bremen: Institute for Public Health and Nursing Research, Germany
Research topic: "Focus on the interplay between shift work, dietary and other health behaviors and physiological outcomes"