EarlyCause

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Universitat de Barcelona

Karim Lekadir

Project Coordinator, WP7 Leader

Karim Lekadir

Project Coordinator, WP7 Leader

Dr. Karim Lekadir (PI) is ICREA Research Professor and Director of the Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Lab (BCN-AIM) at the University of Barcelona. He holds a PhD in Medical Image Computing from Imperial College London (UK) and a master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Montpellier II (France). He was previously a visiting scholar at Stanford University (USA).

Catherine Gallin

Project Manager, WP1 Leader

Catherine Gallin

Project Manager, WP1 Leader

Dr. Catherine Gallin is a project manager at the BCN-AIM Lab. She holds a PhD in Food & Nutrition (social anthropology) from the University of Barcelona and has experience in project management in the areas of community service, health, and translation. She is interested in interdisciplinary and social justice approaches to health and patient care, especially in terms of maternal, child, and reproductive health.

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Oliver Díaz

Team Member

Oliver Díaz

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Dr. Oliver Díaz is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Barcelona and senior research member at the BCN-AIM Lab. He holds a PhD in Electronic Engineering from the University of Surrey, UK (2013) and was a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow (2015-2017). Dr. Díaz's research includes developing software tools within healthcare.

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Angélica Atehortúa

Postdoctoral Researcher

Angélica Atehortúa

Postdoctoral Researcher

Angélica is a postdoctoral researcher with a background in the analysis and processing of medical image data using machine learning methods. Her PhD research focused on the design of new spatio-temporal saliency models to locally characterize the dynamic of the heart. Angélica’s current research interest focuses on the application of artificial intelligence to build predictive models of cardio-metabolic risk from exposome, early-life-stress, and phenotypic data.

Vien Ngoc Dang

PhD Student

Vien Ngoc Dang

PhD Student

Vien is a PhD researcher at the University of Barcelona in Machine Learning (previously MSc in Data Science). Under the supervision of Dr. Karim Lekadir and Dr. Jerónimo Hernández-González, her current interest is composing probabilistic graphical models with machine learning methods. As part of the EarlyCause H2020 project at BCN-AIM, she is developing and validating predictive models of individual-specific multi-morbidity trajectories from heterogeneous longitudinal ELS-related data.

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Marina Camacho

ML Researcher

Marina Camacho

ML Researcher

Marina is a machine learning researcher at the Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Lab at the University of Barcelona. She holds an MSc in Computational Biomedical Engineering and a BSc in Bioinformatics. Her current interest focuses on trustworthy machine learning models for multimorbidity prediction.

European Molecular Biology Lab. - European Bioinformatics Institute

Guy Cochrane

WP2 Leader

Guy Cochrane

WP2 Leader

Dr Guy Cochrane is the head of the European Nucleotide Archive (ENA). The ENA provides a comprehensive repository for public nucleotide sequence data, attracting users from a multitude of research disciplines and serving as underlying data infrastructure for numerous bioinformatics services.

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Gabriele Rinck

WP2 Co-Leader

Gabriele Rinck

WP2 Co-Leader

Dr Gabriele Rinck is Data Coordination Officer at the European Nucleotide Archive. With a PhD in molecular biology/virology and 10 years in the diagnostic industry, her work spanned a wide range of areas from antiviral drug resistance, companion diagnostics, pharmacogenetics, clinical trials, COVID-19 and a genomics study for prenatal diagnosis. Those projects sparked a special interest in personalised/genomic medicine.

Alisha Ahamed

Team Member

Alisha Ahamed

Team Member

Bioinformatician at European Bioinformatics Institute | EMBL-EBI

Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam

Charlotte Cecil

WP3 Leader

Charlotte Cecil

WP3 Leader

Charlotte Cecil holds a PhD in Developmental Psychopathology from University College London (UK), where she examined the impact of severe ELS and childhood maltreatment on youth mental health.

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Janine Felix

WP3 Co-Leader

Janine Felix

WP3 Co-Leader

Janine Felix is associate professor and an experienced epidemiologist in the Department of Pediatrics at Erasmus MC with a focus on genetic and epigenetic studies. Her research aims to understand the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms underlying the associations of early-life exposures and later health.

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Henning Tiemeier

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Henning Tiemeier

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Prof. Henning Tiemeier is a tenured full professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology at the Departments of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Epidemiology, at Erasmus MC.

Vincent Jaddoe

Team Member

Vincent Jaddoe

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Prof. Dr. Vincent Jaddoe is an experienced pediatrician and pediatric epidemiologist with a strong record in examining early determinants of cardiovascular risk.

University of Zurich

Isabelle Mansuy

WP5 Leader

Isabelle Mansuy

WP5 Leader

Dr Isabelle Mansuy (Female, PI) - Professor in Neuroepigenetics at the Medical Faculty of the University of Zurich and the Department of Health Science and Technology of the ETH Zurich.

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Francesca Manuella

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Francesca Manuella

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Francesca Manuella holds a Masters in behavioral science from the University of Cagliari, and is an experienced behaviorist trained in mouse behavior and physiology.

Alberto Corcoba

Team Member

Alberto Corcoba

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Alberto Corcoba holds a Masters in Biology from the University La Coruña, Spain, and a Masters in Neuroscience from the University Zurich, and completed a PhD in Neuroscience with specializazion in imaging from the University of Lausanne.

King’s College London

Carmine Pariante

WP6 Leader

Carmine Pariante

WP6 Leader

Professor Carmine M. Pariante, Professor of Biological Psychiatry, head of the Stress, Psychiatry and Immunology Laboratory comprising 25 staff and students ranging from clinical psychiatry to molecular biology.

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Alessandra Borsini

WP6 Co-Leader

Alessandra Borsini

WP6 Co-Leader

Dr Alessandra Borsini holds a PhD in Neuroscience from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, where she investigated the interaction between immune system activation and neurogenic alterations, as potential mediatory mechanisms involved in the pathophysiology of depression.

Juliette Giacobbe

PhD Student

Juliette Giacobbe

PhD Student

Juliette Giacobbe is a PhD student at the Stress, Psychiatry and Immunology Laboratory (SPI-Lab) at King’s College London. She has a BSc in Psychology, obtained with high distinction, from the University of Mons.

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Nicole Mariani

PhD Student

Nicole Mariani

PhD Student

Nicole Mariani is a research assistant at the Stress, Psychiatry and Immunology Laboratory (SPI-Lab) at King’s College London working on clinical and in vitro studies investigating the role of neurogenesis as a biomarker for depression, in the context of inflammation.

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Yolanda Sanz

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Yolanda Sanz

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Dr. Yolanda Sanz (Female, PI), is BSc and PhD in Pharmacy with Extraordinary Award and, currently, Full Professor of CSIC. She is head of the Microbial Ecology, Nutrition and Health Research Group at IATA-CSIC.

Ana Agustí

Team member

Ana Agustí

Team member

Dr. Ana Agustí (Female), is postdoctoral researcher of the Microbial Ecology, Nutrition and Health Research Group at IATA-CSIC. BSc in Pharmacy (University of Valencia) and PhD in Basic and Applied Neuroscience with a fellowship of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation in the “Centro de Investigación Principe Felipe” (Valencia).

Gara Verónica Molina-Mendoza

PhD Student

Gara Verónica Molina-Mendoza

PhD Student

Gara Verónica Molina-Mendoza (Female) is a PhD Student at the Microbial Ecology, Health and Nutrition Research Group of IATA-CSIC with a predoctoral fellowship of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation.

Centre Européen de Recherche en Biologie et Médicine

Yann Herault

Team Member

Yann Herault

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Dr. Yann Herault (Ph.D.) (M) Director of ICS and Deputy director of IGBMC (M) is a Research Director (DR) at the CNRS, the French National Center for Scientific Research. As a biologist and a mouse geneticist by training, he leads the Institut Clinique de la Souris ("Mouse Clinical Institute", MCI/ICS), and is a research group leader at the IGBMC (Institut de Génétique et Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Strasbourg).

Tania Sorg

Team Member

Tania Sorg

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Dr Tania Sorg (Ph.D.) (F) is the Chief Operating Officer of the Institut Clinique de la Souris (ICS). Tania Sorg received her PhD degree in Molecular and Cellular and Biology from the University of Strasbourg in 1996. Between 1996 and 2001, she worked as a scientist and project leader at Transgene, Strasbourg, in the field of Gene therapy.

Marie Wattenhofer Donzé

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Marie Wattenhofer Donzé

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Dr. Marie Wattenhofer Donzé (Ph.D.) (F) is the head of the cell culture service at PHENOMIN-ICS. She received her PhD in biology from the university of Geneva in 2005.

Hugues Jacobs

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Hugues Jacobs

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Dr Hugues Jacobs (Ph.D.) (M) is the head of Anatomy and Histopathology facility. He did is Ph.D (2009) and his post doctoral training at Strasbourg University working retinoic acid metabolism and dioxins embryonic toxicity.

Marie-France Champy

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Marie-France Champy

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Dr Marie-France Champy (Pharm.D.), ICS head of the clinical chemistry and metabolic exploration service (Female). She is in charge of the clinical chemistry and metabolic exploration service at the Institut Clinique de la Souris (ICS). Marie-France Champy receive her PharmD degree in pharmacy from the University of Strasbourg in 1980.

University of Oulu

Sylvain Sebert

WP4 Leader

Sylvain Sebert

WP4 Leader

Sylvain is Professor of Lifecourse Epidemiology. He combines expertise in EU project coordination and translational research with a long-lasting interest in delineating the bio-psychosocial interactions associated with the epidemic of obesity from pre-conception until adulthood.

Marjo-Riitta Järvelin

WP4 Co-Leader

Marjo-Riitta Järvelin

WP4 Co-Leader

Marjo-Riitta is part-time Professor at the University of Oulu and Scientific Director of Northern Finland Birth Cohort Study (NFBC). She holds a Chair in Lifecourse Epidemiology at Imperial College London, UK and a visiting professorship at Brunel University London, UK.

Jouko Miettunen

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Jouko Miettunen

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Jouko is Professor of Clinical Epidemiology. He is working mainly on psychiatric and psychological topics in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort studies. He is currently working also as a vice-dean of the University of Oulu Graduate School.

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Priyanka Choudhary

Postdoctoral Researcher

Priyanka Choudhary

Postdoctoral Researcher

Priyanka is a postdoctoral researcher in lifecourse epidemiology. Her background is in public health and biostatistics.

Erika Jääskeläinen

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Erika Jääskeläinen

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Erika is a specialist in psychiatry and Academy of Finland Research Fellow. She works as a researcher in Center for Life Course Health Research (OULU) and as a consultant in Oulu University Hospital.

Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico - Fatebenefratelli

Annamaria Cattaneo

Team Member

Annamaria Cattaneo

Team Member

Head of Biological Psychiatry Unit -IRCCS Fatebenefratelli; Researcher at the King's College London

University of Bath

Esther Walton

Team Member

Esther Walton

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Dr. Esther Walton is an Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology at the University of Bath. Her research centers on genetic and longitudinal epigenetic effects on mental health outcomes and has expert knowledge on mental health research and hands-on experience leading large-scale collaborations.

Graeme Fairchild

Team Member

Graeme Fairchild

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Dr Graeme Fairchild is Associate Professor in Developmental Psychopathology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Bath.

Vilte Baltramonaityte

PhD Student

Vilte Baltramonaityte

PhD Student

Vilte is a PhD student at the Department of Psychology at the University of Bath. She completed her MSc in Clinical Mental Health Sciences at University College London and has a master's degree in Neuropsychology from Universitat Oberta de Catalunya.

Her PhD project focuses on investigating the causal pathways linking early life stress to comorbid mental and physical health problems.

Empirica GmbH

Rainer Thiel

WP8 Leader

Rainer Thiel

WP8 Leader

Dr. rer. pol. Rainer Thiel, PhD, Head of ICT Innovation in Health. Rainer obtained a Doctorate summa cum laude and a Master in Political Science from the Free University Berlin, a B.A. in Law from the University of Heidelberg and studied Economics at San Diego State University.

Malte von Tottleben

Team Member

Malte von Tottleben

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Malte specialises in business planning, evaluation and impact assessment of ICT-related healthcare services. He studied European Public Health (B.Sc.) as well as Healthcare Policy, Innovation and Management at Maastricht University (M.Sc.) in the Netherlands.

Veli Stroetmann

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Veli Stroetmann

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Veli obtained an MD degree from the Academy for Medical Sciences in Sofia, Bulgaria, and a PhD in Medical Informatics. Over the last 25 years, she has been coordinator or principal investigator for EU projects, and consultant to European Commission and global organisations (WHO, OECD), national and regional governments, health service providers and industry.

Combinostics Oy

Jyrki Lötjönen

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Jyrki Lötjönen

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Dr Jyrki Lötjönen (Male, PI) holds Ph.D. degrees from Helsinki University of Technology (Finland) and INSA of Lyon (France) from the year 2000. He was a principal scientist in the ICT for health research area at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (2000-2015) and currently he is CSO at Combinostics Oy and adjunct professor at Aalto University (Finland).

Jussi Mattila

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Jussi Mattila

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Dr. Jussi Mattila (Male) received his Ph.D. degree from Tampere University of Technology (Finland) in 2014.

VUmc

Brenda Penninx

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Brenda Penninx

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Professor dr. Brenda Penninx (female) is PhD in Medicine and full Professor at the Department of Psychiatry, VUmc in Amsterdam. She is the PI of the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety (NESDA, www.nesda.nl).

Femke Lamers

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Femke Lamers

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Dr. Femke Lamers, (female) is assistant professor at the department of Psychiatry. She has a PhD in Medicine/Epidemiology from the Maastricht University, the Netherlands in 2008.

Yuri Milaneschi

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Yuri Milaneschi

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Dr. Yuri Milaneschi (male) is PhD in Medicine/Epidemiology, clinical psychologist/psychotherapist and assistant professor at VUMC/GGZingeest in Amsterdam.

Camille Souama

PhD Student

Camille Souama

PhD Student

Camille Souama, MSc (Female), is a PhD student at the Psychiatry department of the VUmc. She obtained a Research MSc degree in psychology from the University of Amsterdam.

Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Miguel A González Ballester

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Miguel A González Ballester

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Prof. Miguel A. González Ballester (male) holds a computer science degree from Universitat Jaume I, Spain (1996) and a doctoral degree from the University of Oxford, UK (2000).

Gemma Piella

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Gemma Piella

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Prof. Gemma Piella (female) obtained her degree in Telecommunication Engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain, and a PhD in Applied Sciences from the Universiteit van Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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Grant no. 848158

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