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The core topics of our research work are

  • The working person in technical environments
  • The challenge of work and ageing
  • External and internal factors for well-being and performance
  • Safe handling of chemicals

The research areas at IfADo are:

News

Melanie Karthaus and Felix Dreger at HFES-Conference

Research

FELICE Update: IfADo researchers present results at HFES Conference

At the annual Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) conference in Lübeck, IfADo researchers Melanie Karthaus and Felix Dreger presented the results of their work on the FELICE project.
Microscope image of epithel cells of the kidney

Research

New therapeutic approach for the treatment of cholemic nephropathy discovered

Cholaemic nephropathy is a serious kidney disease that occurs as a result of liver disease. There are no treatment options for the disease, as the mechanisms by which cholemic nephropathy is caused were previously unknown.
Yannick Metzler in front of a poster showing his research

Awards

Yannick Metzler honored as Best Young Scientist

IfADo scientist Yannick Metzler has received this year's Best Young Scientist Award from the Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft (GfA). At the 70th GfA Spring Congress in Stuttgart, he gave a presentation entitled "Risk indicators for assessing mental stress …

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