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Team Members

The research within the AURORA project is being carried out by a diverse team of experts. Their profiles and contact information are provided here. Click on a name to read more about their profile.



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Ali Mustafa Mohammed

Itรค-Suomen Yliopisto (UEF)
alimoh@uef.fi
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Amanda Durkin

Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
a.m.durkin@umcutrecht.nl
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Barbara Scholz-Bรถttcher

Carl von Ossietzky Universitรคt Oldenburg
barbara.scholz.boettcher@uni-oldenburg.de
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Bethany Knox

ISGlobal
bethany.knox@isglobal.org
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Danielle Roordink

Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
D.M.roordink@umcutrecht.nl
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Douglas Walker

Emory University
douglas.walker@emory.edu
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Emily Christopher

Institute of Occupational Medicine
emily.christopher@iom-world.org
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Florian Meirer

Universiteit Utrecht
f.meirer@uu.nl
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Greta Vรคlijรคrvi

Itรค-Suomen Yliopisto (UEF)
greta.valijarvi@uef.fi
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Hanna Dusza

Universiteit Utrecht
h.m.dusza@uu.nl
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Jane Muncke

Food Packaging Forum Foundation
jane.muncke@fp-forum.org
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Joel Scheuchzer

Food Packaging Forum Foundation
joel.scheuchzer@fp-forum.org
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Juliette Legler

Universiteit Utrecht
j.legler@uu.nl
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Justin Boucher

Food Packaging Forum Foundation
justin.boucher@fp-forum.org
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Karen Galea

Institute of Occupational Medicine
karen.galea@iom-world.org
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Kirsi Vรคhรคkangas

Itรค-Suomen Yliopisto
kirsi.vahakangas@uef.fi
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Kuanliang Shao

Emory University
kuanliang.shao@emory.edu
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Laurens Mandemaker

Universiteit Utrecht
l.d.b.mandemaker@uu.nl
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Lisa Zimmermann

Food Packaging Forum Foundation
lisa.zimmermann@fp-forum.org
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Majorie van Duursen

Stichting VU
m.van.duursen@vu.nl
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Mariona Bustamante

ISGlobal
mariona.bustamante@isglobal.org
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Markus Forsberg

Itรค-Suomen Yliopisto
markus.forsberg@uef.fi
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Martine Vrijheid

ISGlobal
martine.vrijheid@isglobal.org
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Nelly Saenen

Universiteit Hasselt
nelly.saenen@uhasselt.be
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Payam Dadvand

ISGlobal
payam.dadvand@isglobal.org
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Petr Kukuฤka

Masaryk University
kukucka@recetox.muni.cz
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Petra Pribylova

Masaryk University
petra.pribylova@recetox.muni.cz
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Roel Vermeulen

Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
r.c.h.vermeulen@uu.nl
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Runyu Zou

Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
r.zou@umcutrecht.nl
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Tim Nawrot

Universiteit Hasselt
tim.nawrot@uhasselt.be
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Virissa Lenters

Stichting VU
V.C.Lenters@vu.nl
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Zenghui Ma

zenghui.ma@uhasselt.be

Former team members

  • Anitha Devadoss
  • Anna Ruth Robuck
  • Isabel GoรŸmann
  • Jeske van Boxel
  • Laura Zoutendijk
  • Matthew Boyles
  • Yvette Christopher-de-Vries

Researching early life health impacts of micro- and nanoplastic

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December 16, 2025

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This project has received funding from the European Unionโ€™s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under AURORA grant agreement No 964827.

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