Felix Onyije
Postdoctoral Scientist
Environment and Lifestyle Epidemiology
| Year | Degree | Major | Institution | Country/Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | PhD | Histopathology | Nnamdi Azikiwe University | Nigeria / Awka |
| 2012 | MSc | Histopathology | Igbinedion University | Nigeria / Okada |
| 2008 | AMLSCN | Histopathology | Nigerian Medical Lab Science Council | Nigeria / Port Harcourt |
Current Research Projects
Origins and causes of pediatric cancers in a French consortium (PEDIAC).
Onyije, F.M.; Olsson, A.; Dolatkhah R., Bouaoun, L.; Schüz J.
Parental occupational exposures and risk of childhood leukaemia in their offspring in an international consortium (Childhood Cancer and Leukemia International Consortium (CLIC))
Onyije, F.M.; Olsson, A.; Dolatkhah R. ; Schüz J.
Selected Publications
Onyije, F.M.; Olsson, A.; Dolatkhah R., Bouaoun, L.; Deltour I.; Erdmann F.; Bonaventure A.; Scheurer M.E.; Clavel J.; Schüz J. 2024. Risk factors for childhood brain tumours: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies from 1976 to 2022. Cancer Epidemiology Vol 88
Onyije, F.M.; Olsson, A.; Bouaoun, L.; Schüz, J. 2023. Synthesized evidence for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Frontiers in Pediatrics. DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1209330
Onyije, F.M.; Olsson, A.; Erdmann, F.; Magnani, C., Petridou, E.; Clavel, J., Miligi, L.; Bonaventure, A.; Ferrante, D.; Piro, S.; Peters, S.; Vermeulen, R.; Kromhout, H.; Schüz, J. 2022. Parental occupational exposure to combustion products, metals, silica and asbestos and risk of childhood leukaemia: Findings from the Childhood Cancer and Leukaemia International Consortium (CLIC). Environment International 167. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107409
Onyije, F.M.; Olsson, A.; Baaken, D.; Erdmann, F.; Stanulla, M.; Wollschläger, D.; Schüz, J. 2022. Environmental Risk Factors for Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: An Umbrella Review. Cancers 14. doi.org/10.3390/cancers14020382
Onyije, F.M., Hosseini, B., Togawa, K., Schüz, J., Olsson, A. 2021. Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Petroleum Industry Workers and Residents Living in Oil Producing Communities: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health 20. 4343 : doi: 10.3390/cancers13143581.
Scientific Societies Membership
European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Association of Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (AMLSCN)
Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health (SEGH)
Prizes, Honours
Winner Best oral paper SEGH Live (Springer Nature sponsored Award) - 2020
IARC/WHO competitive fellowship Award- 2019