Epidemiological assessment of health risks from desert dust pollution using novel measurement techniques

Research Project

Project/Area Number	25K13560
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Review Section	Basic Section 58030:Hygiene and public health-related: excluding laboratory approach
Research Institution	The University of Tokyo
Principal Investigator	ウンクリス・フック・シェン東京大学, 大学院医学系研究科(医学部), 准教授 (70620409)
Project Period (FY)	2025-04-01 – 2028-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2025)
Budget Amount *help	¥5,720,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,320,000) Fiscal Year 2027: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000) Fiscal Year 2026: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000) Fiscal Year 2025: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Keywords	Desert Dust / Particulate Matter / Environmental Health / Climate Change
Outline of Research at the Start	Desert dust storms are a large-scale source of air pollution affecting global health, but existing evidence is inconsistent. This study will quantify dust exposure across the world's major hot deserts using remote sensing reanalysis data and examine its health effects based on the proposed exposure assessment.