Nicole Probst-Hensch, Professor, PhD (Pharmacy and Epidemiology), MPH

Function(s)
Head of Department, Group Leader, Head of Unit

Organisational Entity

Nicole Probst-Hensch is Head of the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health and the Chronic Disease Epidemiology Unit at Swiss TPH. She is also Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Basel Medical School (Switzerland). Probst-Hensch has been trained in both Pharmaceutical Sciences (ETH Zürich) and Epidemiology (UCLA Los Angeles) and holds doctorates in both fields. She has broad research experience covering several chronic diseases including cancer, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and covering multiple domains related to NCD risks (genetic and molecular epidemiology; environmental epidemiology; nutrition and physical activity; dual disease burden NCDs-Infectious diseases). In her research she applies biomarkers in the context of Exposome and Mendelian Randomisation approaches to improve mechanistic and causal understanding modifiable disease risks. Her research group has broad expertise in developing, implementing and scientifically exploiting longitudinal cohorts and biobanks, both nationally and internationally

Latest Publications

All Publications

Alchalabi L, Schaffner E, Imboden M, Difloe-Geisert J.C, Zitzmann N.U, Probst-Hensch N. Removable dental prostheses and difficulties with chewing among frail individuals: results from the Swiss SAPALDIA cohort. Swiss Dent J. 2024;134(2):53-71. DOI: 10.61872/sdj-2024-02-04

Baum E et al. Burden of chronic pain among adult pastoralists in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional household survey. Pain. 2024(in press). DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003282

Bringolf-Isler B et al. Does growing up in a physical activity-friendly neighborhood increase the likelihood of remaining active during adolescence and early adulthood?. BMC Public Health. 2024;24(1):2883. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-20373-4

Bussalleu A, Hoek G, Kloog I, Probst-Hensch N, Röösli M, de Hoogh K. Modelling Europe-wide fine resolution daily ambient temperature for 2003-2020 using machine learning. Sci Total Environ. 2024;928:172454. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172454

Darkhawaja R et al. Weekend physical activity profiles and their relationship with quality of life: the SOPHYA cohort of Swiss children and adolescents. PLoS One. 2024;19(5):e0298890. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0298890

Darkhawaja R et al. Cross-sectional but not prospective association of accelerometry-derived physical activity with quality of life in children and adolescents. Int J Public Health. 2024;69:1606737. DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2024.1606737

Ekou F.K et al. Randomised controlled trial on the effect of social support on disease control, mental health and health-related quality of life in people with diabetes from Côte d'Ivoire: the SoDDiCo study protocol. BMJ Open. 2024;14(1):e069934. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069934

Homsana A et al. Steatotic liver disease among lean and non-lean individuals in Southern Lao PDR: a cross-sectional study of risk factors. Ann Med. 2024;56(1):2329133. DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2024.2329133

Long K.Z et al. Randomized trial to improve children's body composition and micronutrient status among South African Children. Am J Prev Med. 2024;66(6):1078-1088. DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2024.01.017

Meier Schwarzer F, Probst-Hensch N, Kwiatkowski M, Höglinger M. Long-term development of loneliness in older people and associations with stringency of COVID-19 measures: an observational cohort study. Age Ageing. 2024;53(4):afae069. DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afae069