Marcin Wlodzimierz Wojewodzic
Senior Researcher
Responsibilities
Marcin is a systems biologist whose research spans environmental toxicology, molecular epidemiology, ’omics technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), and network analysis.
He is particularly interested in how environmental cues—such as chemical exposures, diet, or other lifestyle factors—shape molecular changes that lead to disease, as well as how they can inform prevention strategies. This includes applying New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) to modern risk assessment.
Marcin identifies molecular patterns in human samples from large biobanks (including Janus serum samples and MoBa) to detect early signs of disease (pre-diagnostic biomarkers) and to link them to environmental exposures (exposure biomarkers and biomarkers of effect).
He is an advocate of the One Health approach, fostering collaboration across disciplines and stakeholders to advance public health.
Marcin mentors Postdoctoral Fellows, Master’s students (including those in IT and bioinformatics), and Doctoral Candidates. He also evaluates assignments for bioinformatics students and enjoys public engagement and scientific outreach.
Education and Background
Marcin has a broad background in molecular biology, model organisms, and genomic methods, spanning both laboratory research and data-driven biomarker discovery. His expertise includes designing, implementing, and coordinating next-generation epigenetic sequencing protocols and leading subsequent bioinformatic analyses. His “laboratories” are secure, high-performance computing (HPC) environments.
He earned his Ph.D. from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the University of Oslo in 2011. His doctoral work focused on epigenetic and physiological mechanisms in a model organism widely used in toxicology and environmental research, where he helped establish environmental epigenetics as a research focus. He also has formal training in bioinformatics and AI methods.
From 2012 to 2014, Marcin continued at the same institution as a postdoctoral researcher on the GENOME project. In 2014, he was awarded an independent Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship from the European Commission and moved to Birmingham, UK, for two years. He has also received “Top Funding” from the Research Council of Norway and a scholarship from the UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). Marcin leads PFAS project and cancer awarded by Norwegian Cancer Society and leads NOCCA New. He leds the omics work packages in the EFSA-funded BrainHealth project that NIPH coordinates.
Marcin is affiliated with the Climate and Environment Division (chemical toxicology) at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, where he supports computational human toxicology. He has contributed to chemical risk assessment for the Norwegian Environment Agency and European bodies such as OECD and IARC.
Research Themes
* Computational biology (omics) * Health outcomes (including testicular and kidney cancer) * Molecular epidemiology * Environmental exposures (PFAS, organochlorines, nickel, and others) * Adverse Outcome Pathways (AOPs)
* Global Burden of Disease (GBD)–related analyses # Health Outcomes (including testicular and kidney cancer), molecular epidemiology, chemicals: PFAS, organochlorines, Adverse Outcome Pathways, GBD