Personal profile
Link to Utrecht University staff page
About
https://research.umcutrecht.nl/researchers/roel-vermeulen/
External positions
Distinguished University Professor
1 Nov 2024 → …
Scientific Director Institute 4 Preventive Health (i4PH), TU Eindhoven, Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Utrecht University and UMC Utrecht Alliance, Netherlands
2024 → …
Chair Planetary Health program, Utrecht Life Sciences, Utrecht University and University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands
2023 → …
Board Member Expertise Centre for the Prevention and Assessment of Occupation Diseases, Netherlands
2022 → …
Scientific Director Data and knowledge Hub Healthy Urban Living, Public Private Partnership, Netherlands
2021 → …
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Publication network from the last five years
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The exposome and health: Where chemistry meets biology
Vermeulen, R., Schymanski, E. L., Barabási, A.-L. & Miller, G. W., 24 Jan 2020, In: Science. 367, 6476, p. 392-396 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Is pesticide use related to Parkinson disease? Some clues to heterogeneity in study results
van der Mark, M., Brouwer, M., Kromhout, H., Nijssen, P., Huss, A. & Vermeulen, R. C. H., 2012, In: Environmental Health Perspectives. 120, 3, p. 340-347 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Exposure-response estimates for diesel engine exhaust and lung cancer mortality based on data from three occupational cohorts
Vermeulen, R., Silverman, D. T., Garshick, E., Vlaanderen, J., Portengen, L. & Steenland, K., 1 Feb 2014, In: Environmental Health Perspectives. 122, 2, p. 172-177 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Association of Coffee Consumption and Prediagnostic Caffeine Metabolites With Incident Parkinson Disease in a Population-Based Cohort
Zhao, Y., Lai, Y., Konijnenberg, H., Huerta, J. M., Vinagre-Aragon, A., Sabin, J. A., Hansen, J., Petrova, D., Sacerdote, C., Zamora-Ros, R., Pala, V., Heath, A. K., Panico, S., Guevara, M., Masala, G., Lill, C. M., Miller, G. W., Peters, S. & Vermeulen, R., 23 Apr 2024, In: Neurology. 102, 8, p. 1-12 12 p., e209201.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Occupational Benzene Exposure and Lung Cancer Risk: A Pooled Analysis of 14 Case-Control Studies
Wan, W., Peters, S., Portengen, L., Olsson, A., Schüz, J., Ahrens, W., Schejbalova, M., Boffetta, P., Behrens, T., Brüning, T., Kendzia, B., Consonni, D., Demers, P. A., Fabiánová, E., Fernández-Tardón, G., Field, J. K., Forastiere, F., Foretova, L., Guénel, P. & Gustavsson, P. & 20 others, , 2024, In: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 209, 2, p. 185-196 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Activities
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Contribution to Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA)
Vermeulen, R. (Speaker)
13 Mar 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Professional
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Contribution CERN Workshop on Global Health
Vermeulen, R. (Speaker)
24 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Professional
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When the exposome meets genomics: tackling the complexity of preventive actions
Vermeulen, R. (Speaker)
2 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Academic
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Early onset cancers and global changes in the human exposome
Vermeulen, R. (Speaker)
17 Apr 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Academic
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Respiratory virus infection promotes dormant metastatic breast cancer cell outgrouwth in lungs
Vermeulen, R. (Speaker)
19 Mar 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Academic
In the media
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De Nacht van: Van microplastics tot fijnstof: hoe onze omgeving ons ziek maakt
6/02/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Is er een verband tussen pesticiden en parkinson? Patiënten én onderzoekers zitten in een wolk aan onzekerheid
12/01/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Revealed: almost everyone in Europe is breathing toxic air
20/09/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Onze omgeving maakt ons ziek, maar we weten amper hoe dat werkt
16/10/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Prizes & Grants
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Member Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen
Vermeulen, R. (Recipient), 2025
Prize: Election to learned society
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Dies Lecture, 385th Anniversary, Utrecht University, Netherlands
Vermeulen, R. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Other distinction
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Alice Hamilton Award for occupational safety and health, Center for Disease Control, National Institute of Occupational Health, Cincinnati, US
Vermeulen, R. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)