Sara De Matteis

Sara De Matteis is an Associate Professor in Occupational and Environmental Medicine at the Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Italy. She also holds an Honorary Senior Lecturer position at the National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, UK. Her expertise spans Occupational Respiratory Diseases, Epidemiology, Occupational Health, Exposure Assessment, and Air Pollution. Dr. De Matteis focuses on understanding the interplay between occupational/environmental exposures and respiratory conditions like mesothelioma, asthma, and COPD. She pioneered the OSCAR web-based tool for automated occupational exposure tracking in large epidemiological studies, such as the UK Biobank cohort.

Her research integrates advanced epidemiological methods with innovative technologies to improve occupational health surveillance. Recent work includes analyzing air pollution's role in pandemic health outcomes and exploring co-benefits of climate action on public health. Dr. De Matteis has contributed to high-impact studies on workplace chemical exposures (e.g., cleaning products), gender disparities in smoking-related lung cancer risk, and COPD occupational risk factors.

No scientific awards are explicitly listed in the provided materials. While no advising/grant details are given, her extensive publication record reflects active collaboration with international institutions and researchers in environmental and occupational health fields.