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Virissa Lenters

Assistant Professor, AIMMS Assistant Professor, APH - Health Behaviors & Chronic Diseases Assistant Professor, Environmental Health & Toxicology

Specialization

Focus of research

Selected projects

FLES: Fed with a side of microplastics: interventions to reduce plastic exposure via infant formula and human milk (ZonMw-funded; main applicant; 300k euro; 2023-2025)

AURORA: Actionable European roadmap for early-life health risk assessment of micro- and nanoplastics (EU-funded; co-applicant; 6 mil. euro; 2021-2026)

FREIA: Female reproductive toxicity of EDCs: a human evidence-based screening and identification approach (EU-funded; 2019-2024)

PFAS lichaamsbelasting van lacterende vrouwen: de verspreiding in Nederland (VU & Amsterdam UMC & RIVM; 2024-2026)

Latest publications

Investigating Exposure and Hazard of Micro- and Nanoplastics During Pregnancy and Early Life (AURORA Project): Protocol for an Interdisciplinary Study
Durkin, A. M., Zou, R., Boucher, J. M., Boyles, M. SP., van Boxel, J., Bustamante, M., Christopher, E. A., Dadvand, P., Dusza, H. M., van Duursen, M., Forsberg, M. M., Galea, K. S., Legler, J., Mandemakers, L. D. B., Meirer, F., Muncke, J., Nawrot, T. S., Pribylova, P., Robuck, A. R., Saenen, N. D., & 8 othersScholz-Böttcher, B. M., Shao, K., Vrijheid, M., Walker, D. I., Zimmermann, L., Zoutendijk, L. M., Lenters, V. & Vermeulen, R., Oct 2024, In: JMIR: Research protocols.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Reduced ovarian cholesterol and steroid biosynthesis along with increased inflammation are associated with high DEHP metabolite levels in human ovarian follicular fluids
Varik, I., Zou, R., Bellavia, A., Rosenberg, K., Sjunnesson, Y., Hallberg, I., Holte, J., Lenters, V., Van Duursen, M., Pedersen, M., Svingen, T., Vermeulen, R., Salumets, A., Damdimopoulou, P. & Velthut-Meikas, A., Sept 2024, In: Environment International. 191, p. 1-14 14 p., 108960.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Weight of evidence evaluation of the metabolism disrupting effects of triphenyl phosphate using an expert knowledge elicitation approach
Beausoleil, C., Thébault, A., Andersson, P., Cabaton, N. J., Ermler, S., Fromenty, B., Garoche, C., Griffin, J. L., Hoffmann, S., Kamstra, J. H., Kubickova, B., Lenters, V., Kos, V. M., Poupin, N., Remy, S., Sapounidou, M., Zalko, D., Legler, J., Jacobs, M. N. & Rousselle, C., Aug 2024, In: Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 489, p. 116995 116995.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Virissa Lenters

Specialization

Focus of research

Investigating Exposure and Hazard of Micro- and Nanoplastics During Pregnancy and Early Life (AURORA Project): Protocol for an Interdisciplinary Study

Reduced ovarian cholesterol and steroid biosynthesis along with increased inflammation are associated with high DEHP metabolite levels in human ovarian follicular fluids

Weight of evidence evaluation of the metabolism disrupting effects of triphenyl phosphate using an expert knowledge elicitation approach

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