Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors

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INSTITUTE

Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors
Ardeystr. 67
D - 44139 Dortmund

Phone: +49 / 231 1084 384
Fax: +49 / 231 1084 456
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Research group: Chemical risks

Academic background

since 1991 research associate at IfADo, Germany, head: Prof. Dr. Dr. H. M. Bolt; since 2008: Prof. Dr. J. G. Hengstler
1989-1990 Postdoc at the Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the Justus-Liebig University in Gießen, Germany, head: Prof. Dr. E. Petzinger
1986-1989 Dissertation at the Max-Planck Institute for Systemic Physiology (now: MPI for Molecular Physiology) in Dortmund, Germany, head: Prof. Dr. Dr. R.K.H. Kinne, degree Dr. rer. nat.
1980-1986 Study of Biology at the Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany, degree Diplom-Biologe

Research interests

Cell biology in general, cell culture of primary cells (epithelial cells from the urinary bladder, ureter, and colon, lymphocytes, hepatocytes; each from different species) and cell lines, establishing and validation of new cell culture systems, cytotoxic, genotoxic and mutagenic effects of toxic substances in vitro, mycotoxins (especially ochratoxin A, enniatin B and citrinin), cutting fluids, flame retardants, toxicity of tobacco smoke ingredients, cellular uptake of xenobiotics, molecular toxicology, genotyping, phenotyping

Current research