Dr. Consuelo Quispe-Haro is a Researcher at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Prague University of Life Sciences, where she investigates the associations between environmental exposures and health outcomes.
With a background as a Medical Doctor and Global Health expert, she brings a deep and multifaceted understanding of a broad range of health issues. Her previous research explored the interplay between social, environmental, and health inequalities, with a focus on respiratory health across the life course. She has published on topics such as the mediating role of air pollutants in lung function disparities and socioeconomic impacts on pulmonary health in aging populations. Her methodological expertise includes epidemiological analysis, life-course approaches, and mediation modeling.
Current projects include examining the association between extreme temperatures, air pollution, and health outcomes such as hospitalizations.
Saumya Singh
Dr. Saumya Singh is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences Prague University of Life Sciences, under the CLARA (ERC_CZ) project. She is working on assessing the impact of climate change on seasonal mortality variation with a focus on vector-borne diseases.
She holds a PhD in Environmental Sciences & Technology from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India where she studied the Impact of Climate Change on Heat Wave over India. In her research she analysed the changing spatio-temporal trends of heat wave over India in present and future scenarios and identified the three emerging heatwave hotspots of the country. She possesses an expertise in high resolution regional climate modeling, bias correction, model diagnostics, ensemble modeling and has published in peer-reviewed journals. Working on extremes and its disastrous implications led her to be associated with and trained as a young UN women leader in disaster risk reduction. Her research also explores the nexus of climate change, air pollution and public health, climate vulnerability assessments and urban climate using geospatial tools and data sources.
Tugba Dogan
Dr. Tugba Dogan is a researcher who focuses on the effect of climate change and extreme weather events on urban climate and human health. She earned her doctoral degree in environmental modeling and holds a master's degree in landscape planning, as well as a second master's degree in geomatics engineering. Her academic background equips her to integrate multidisciplinary methodologies, including climate modeling, epidemiological modeling, remote sensing, geospatial analysis, and climate-sensitive urban design techniques.
Her current research investigates the socioeconomic and environmental determinants of heat-related health outcomes, including mortality and morbidity, in Prague. She is a visiting researcher at Arizona State University, where she collaborates with Professor David Sailor.
PhD Students
Ekaterina Borisova
Ekaterina Borisova is a PhD student in Environmental Modelling at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (FES CZU), and the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences. She is also a visiting researcher at ISGlobal – the Barcelona Institute for Global Health.
Her research focuses on the compound role of temperature and influenza in shaping seasonal mortality patterns, with particular attention to winter mortality and respiratory infections. She additionally investigates how these factors influence population’s vulnerability to extreme heat in the subsequent warm seasons.
She will write her doctoral thesis on the role of Acute Respiratory Infections (ARIs) in modifying the temperature–mortality associations.
Ekaterina’s methodological expertise includes time-series modelling using Distributed Lag Non-Linear Models (DLNMs) and GIS-based spatial analysis, applied in the context of environmental epidemiology.
Her broader research interests lie at the intersection of environmental epidemiology, public health, climate change, and the urban environment and health.
Falak Naz
Falak Naz is a Ph.D. student specializing in Environmental Modelling at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (FŽP CZU), and the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences. Her research lies at the intersection of public health and climate sciences, aiming to understand how various climate factors and environmental stressors impact human health in the context of a changing climate.
Falak’s current work primarily focuses on assessing the impact of heatwaves on mortality in the Czech Republic, with a particular emphasis on how climate change scenarios may influence population vulnerability to extreme heat. Her doctoral thesis will explore the projected impacts of heatwaves on mortality, integrating climate projection scenarios to better understand future risks.
Her methodological approach combines advanced time-series modelling techniques, including Distributed Lag Non-Linear Models (DLNMs), with climate modelling, offering valuable insights into the health implications of climate variability and change. Beyond her primary research, Falak's broader interests encompass the dynamic interplay between public health and climate change, reflecting her commitment to understanding and mitigating climate-related health risks.
Sonjib Chakraborty
Mgr. Sonjib Chakrabarty is a graduate in environmental science with a focus on environmental health. He is presently working as a researcher at KVHEM in the Faculty of Environmental Science at the Czech University of Life Sciences and visiting scientific officer at the Center for Atmospheric Pollution Studies (CAPS-BD) in Dhaka, Bangladesh. His principal research interest is environmental epidemiology.
He has focused his PhD research on mosquito-borne flaviviruses and weather variability, which are predominantly found in tropical and subtropical regions. His research aims to investigate the relationship between the disease's prevalence and meteorological conditions, using sophisticated statistical techniques and climate projections to forecast disease spatial and temporal distribution in the context of future climate scenarios.
Mahulena Kořistková
Mahulena is a Ph.D. student at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences at the Czech University of Life Sciences, where she explores the intersection of public heat-related prevention plans and human health. Her research delves into how heat alerts and heat health action plans (HHAPs) influence human well-being during days with an active heat alert. By analyzing data from various regions, she aims to uncover how effective these preventative measures truly are and identify patterns in areas that show greater resilience to extreme heat. Through her work, Mahulena hopes to contribute to smarter, more responsive strategies that protect communities.
External collaborators
Jiří Černý
Hana Hanzlíková
Eva Plavcová
Jan Kyselý
Jan Kynčl
Yannis Markonis
Ulrike Mühlhaus
International collaborators
Joan Ballester
Veronika Huber
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