Julia Liebing

Dr. Julia Liebing serves as a Researcher in the Neurotoxicology and Chemosensation group at the Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors (IfADo), affiliated with Technical University of Dortmund. Her work focuses on advanced in vitro methodologies for assessing neurotoxic and developmental effects of chemicals, with significant contributions to nanosafety data standardization and transcriptome-based toxicology.

Her primary research areas include Neurotoxicology (particularly mechanisms of organophosphate and acrylamide neurotoxicity), Developmental Toxicology (stem cell-based assays for chemical safety evaluation), and Nanotoxicology (metadata frameworks for reproducible nanosafety studies). She employs cutting-edge techniques such as micropatterned neuronal networks, transcriptome analysis, and microfluidic co-culture systems to investigate chemical impacts on neuronal function and development.

Analysis of her 14 publications (2010-2022) reveals evolving expertise from foundational neurotoxicity screening of vehicle emissions toward sophisticated nanosafety data infrastructure and transcriptome-based classifiers for developmental toxicants. Her work consistently bridges toxicology with data science and bioengineering, emphasizing reproducibility through standardized metadata and modular assay design.

As part of Prof. Dr. Jan G. Hengstler's research team, Dr. Liebing contributes to IfADo's mission of addressing occupational and environmental health risks through interdisciplinary collaboration. The Neurotoxicology and Chemosensation group utilizes specialized in vitro platforms including stem cell-derived neuronal models and microfluidic systems for comprehensive neurotoxicity assessment.