Human Biomonitoring

Human biomonitoring is the discipline devoted to the identification of biomarkers useful to measure environmental exposure, to monitor its biological effects and causal relationship with pathological conditions, and to possibly define genetic susceptibility of the general population. The search for reliable biomarkers, i.e. characteristics that are objectively measured and validated as indicators of health or disease, requires the expertise of scientists with diversified specializations, who are able to tackle problems of ever increasing complexity using complementary approaches. Within the frame of the PIAS-CNR project "Environment and Health", we have constituted a Biomonitoring network, composed by highly qualified scientists from CNR, and external teams. This action aims at promoting a scientific strategy to develop and validate biomarkers of effect, exposure and susceptibility.