Advancing Occupational Health Through Omics Technologies
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2025 | Viewed by 1435
Special Issue Editor
Interests: occupational medicine; work-related diseases; pathology; oncology; pharmacology; toxicology; molecular and cellular biology; biomarkers; drug discovery
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Dear Colleagues,
Occupational health risks arise from a complex interplay between chemical, physical, biological, organizational, and psychosocial factors. Traditional biomonitoring approaches, such as the measurement of toxicants and their metabolites in human specimens, play a pivotal role in understanding environmental exposures. However, recent advancements in omics technologies have opened new avenues for personalized worker health analyses. These novel methods, including genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and exposomics, provide a comprehensive framework for elucidating the biological mechanisms underlying these health risks. Such approaches facilitate not only the discovery of mechanistic interactions between biological and psychosocial factors but also enable personalized risk assessments tailored to each worker’s unique exposures.
This Special Issue focuses on the application of omics technologies in occupational medicine, emphasizing their potential to revolutionize personalized health assessments and develop intervention strategies for high-risk professions.
We encourage contributions (research articles and reviews) examining a diverse range of occupational exposures. For chemical exposures, research may include toxicants such as benzene, formaldehyde, asbestos, pesticides, and heavy metals like lead and mercury (e.g., in manufacturing, laboratory, and construction environments). Physical factors might involve noise, temperature extremes, ionizing radiation, and exposure to radioactive gasses like radon (e.g., in mining, tunneling, and subway maintenance). Biological hazards could encompass pathogens, allergens, and bioaerosols (e.g., in healthcare, agricultural, and food processing settings). Additionally, organizational factors such as night-shift work, inadequate staffing, and lack of decision-making autonomy significantly impact occupational health by influencing stress levels, mental well-being, and overall worker health. This Special Issue also welcomes studies exploring the molecular mechanisms linking these workplace exposures to disease susceptibility and strategies for prevention tailored to individual biological responses.
Dr. Silvia Vivarelli
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- omics technologies
- occupational health
- biomarkers
- personalized risk assessment
- workplace exposures
- genomics
- proteomics
- psychosocial factors
- disease susceptibility
- preventive medicine
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