Particle-Lung Interactions, Second Edition (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)

Peter Gehr, Ph.D, is Professor and Chairman, Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. He received his Ph.D. in Biology from the Institute of Anatomy and the Institute of Zoology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. His area of research is the particle-lung interaction, paying particular attention to particle-cell interaction, nanoparticles, and nanotoxicology. Dr. Gehr is a member of the International Society for Aerosols in Medicine, the American Thoracic Society, the European Respiratory Society, and the Swiss Society for Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, among others. Christian Mhlfeld, M.D. is Assistant Professor, the Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany. He received his M.D. from the University of Gttingen, Gttingen, Germany. His area of research is the structure-function relationship of the cardiopulmonary system Dr. Mhlfeld is a member of the American Thoracic Society, the German Anatomical Society, the German Transplantation Society, and the German Society of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, among others. Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser, Ph.D., is Associate Professor, the Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. She received her Ph.D. from the Department of Cell Biology, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zrich, Zrich, Switzerland. Her area of research is particle-cell interactions studied with cell models by microscopic means. Dr. Rothen-Rutishauser is a member of the International Society for Aerosols in Medicine, the European Respiratory Society, the Swiss Tissue Culture Society, and the Swiss Society for Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, among others. Fabian Blank, Ph.D., is Research, Associate, the Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. He received his Ph.D. from the Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. His area of research is the interaction of biocompatible nanoparticles with the cellular immune system of the lung. Dr. Blank is a member of Swiss Society for Optics and Microscopy, among others.Gehr, Peter is the author of 'Particle-Lung Interactions, Second Edition (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)', published 2009 under ISBN 9781420072563 and ISBN 1420072560.