Change in Lung Function

Invitation to PhD defence and symposium
Change in Lung Function
Organic dust and DNA methylation signatures
Friday 20th of January 2017 from 11:30 – 15:30
Public Health Auditorium, Build. 1262, Aarhus University
Bartholins Allé 4, 8000 Aarhus C
PhD defence
Anneli Clea Skjelmose Bolund
11:30 – 11:40
Introduction by chairman of the assessment committee, Bodil Hammer Bech
11:40 – 13:30
“Change in lung function – The impact of organic dust exposure as well as
associations with DNA methylation signatures”
Assessment committee
Prof. Peter Lange, Section of Social Medicine, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Ass prof. Lidwien Smit, Institute for Risk Assessment Science (IRAS), Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Ass prof. Bodil Hammer Bech (chairman and moderator of the defence), Section of Epidemiology, Department of
Public Health, Aarhus University, Denmark
Prof. Vivi Schlünssen (main supervisor and non-voting member), Section for Environment, Occupation and
Health, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Denmark
Lunch
13:30 – 14:15
Lunch (in the hallway of the auditorium)
Symposium
Lung function in the general population
Opening remarks – Prof. Vivi Schlünssen
14:30 – 15:00
Intensive live-stock farming and neighbourhood
health – Ass Prof. Lidwien Smit
15:00 – 15:30
Trajectories leading to airflow limitation in the
general population – Prof. Peter Lange
Reception
15:45 –
Reception at Department of Public Health, Bartholins Allé 2, Building 1260,
“Frokoststuen” – Everyone is welcome!
Please sign up for lunch and reception by writing Vibeke Heitmann Gutzke:
vhgu@ph.au.dk – Deadline 12th of January 2017
SECTION FOR ENVIRONMENT, OCCUPATION AND HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH