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Mapping Exposure-Induced Immune Effects: Connecting the Exposome and the Immunome

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Partner in the spotlight: UCLouvain

October 25, 2021

Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, the Louvain Centre for Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology is a leading hub for research in the adverse effects of pollutants. The Centre brings together expertise in clinical, analytical, experimental and epidemiological sciences.

Looking back at the first EXIMIOUS Symposium

June 21, 2021

More than 60 participants joined on the afternoon of 15 June 2021 to learn more about key aspects of exposome-immunome interactions at different stages of life, looking into ways of measuring the internal exposome and the effects of occupational settings.

Launch of the EXIMIOUS Symposium series

June 11, 2021

Register now and join us online at 16:00 – 18:00 (CET) for the first EXIMIOUS Symposium “Exposome-immunome interactions: A broad introduction”.

Partner in the spotlight: Imec

April 7, 2021

Headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, Imec is a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies and is a leader in combining microchip technology, software, and ICT. Imec’s research bridges the gap between fundamental research at universities and technology development in industry.

Partner in the spotlight: BeCOH

March 4, 2021

Meet the Belgian Center for Occupational Hygiene (BeCOH), a non-profit organisation set up to promote the advancement of knowledge concerning occupational hygiene.

Partner in the spotlight: NRCWE/NFA

February 11, 2021

We’re happy to launch our news posts series “Partner in the spotlight”. Meet the Danish National Research Centre for the Working Environment (NRCWE/NFA),

Next Events

EXIMIOUS Symposium | Remote – Register online!
Immune differentiation linked to age and exposure
16:00 – 16:15 Prof. Peter Hoet Welcome and introduction
16:15 – 16:50 Prof. Niels Hellings Normal versus pathological immune aging: triggers, measures, intervention
16:50 – 17:25 Dr. Juan Aguilera Immune changes and disease in humans related to climate change and air pollution
17:25 – 18:00 Dr. Tobias Stöger Mechanisms of particle-cell interactions during the course of particle-induced lung inflammation

Past Events

EHEN Meeting | Barcelona, ES

EXIMIOUS Scientific Meeting | Barcelona, ES

EXIMIOUS Symposium | Remote – Watch it again!
Immune-mediated diseases: an interplay between environment and genetics
16:00 – 16:30 Prof. Ellen De Langhe Auto-immune disorders – What does this mean & clinical relevance
16:30 – 17:00 Dr. Signe Hjuler Boudigaard Occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica and risk of autoimmune rheumatic diseases
17:00 – 17:30 Dr. K. Michael Pollard Environmental exposures, genetics and autoimmunity
17:30 – 18:00 Dr. Tue Bjerg Bennike Autoimmune diseases and breach of immune tolerance

EXIMIOUS General Assembly | Remote

EXIMIOUS-EPHOR Symposium organised as part of the IETOX 2021 Conference | Remote
Integrating different strategies for efficient understanding of internal markers in exposome research

EXIMIOUS-EPHOR Symposium organised as part of the IOHA 2021 Conference | Remote – watch it again!
Exposure assessment in the exposome context – need for precise – broad-scope – external exposure assessment

EXIMIOUS Symposium | Remote – watch it again!
Exposome-immunome interactions: A broad introduction
16:00 – 16:40 Early life imprinting by environmental factors on the developing human immune system (research study)
16:40 – 17:20 Introduction to the environmental immune response from the human perspective
17:20 – 18:00 The interaction between the chemical exposure via skin and the occupational asthma: experience from animal and clinical studies