Nanoparticles in the Lung

Akira Tsuda is a principal research scientist in the Molecular and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program at the Harvard School of Public Health. He is the author of more than 100 peer-reviewed articles and mentor of postdoctors (Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School). He serves as a reviewer for many international scientific journals, as well as research grants. He was a member of the NIH Respiratory Physiology, Respiratory Integrative Biology, and Translational Research Study Section, and is currently on the editorial board of the Journal of Applied Physiology and Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery.Peter Gehr is a professor emeritus at the University of Bern. Previously, he was chair of the Institute of Anatomy. He has served as visiting assistant professor at the Harvard School of Public Health and guest professor at the University of Nairobi. He spent sabbaticals at the University of Western Australia, National Jewish Health in Denver, and Harvard School of Public Health. He is currently the president of the Steering Committee of the National Research Program on Opportunities and Risks of Nanomaterials of the Swiss National Science Foundation, and a member of the Swiss Federal Commission for Air Hygiene.