Paolo Vineis

Professor Paolo Vineis is the Chair of Environmental Epidemiology at Imperial College London, School of Public Health within the Faculty of Medicine. He holds adjunct and visiting professorships at institutions including Columbia University and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. His research focuses on environmental exposures, the exposome, and their links to chronic diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular conditions, leveraging omics technologies and epigenetic biomarkers.

Key affiliations include leadership roles in major projects like the EU-funded Exposomics and Lifepath initiatives. He is a member of prestigious bodies such as the International Agency for Research on Cancer’s Ethics Committee and the Italian National Academy of Sciences (Lincei). Notable awards include the Enrico Fermi Prize (2010) and knighthood by the Italian Republic (2018).

• Research Interests: Environmental carcinogenesis, biomarkers of exposure, biological aging, climate change health impacts.
• Major Projects: Coordinator of EXPOsOMICS (2012) and LIFEPATH (2017).
• Policy Engagement: Advisory roles in Italian health policy and global climate-health initiatives.

Scientific contributions span over 1,100 publications in top journals (Nature, Lancet), with a focus on integrating molecular epidemiology and social determinants of health. His work bridges environmental science, public health, and policy, emphasizing the exposome concept and health equity.