Benoit Nemery

Laboratory of Pneumology, Unit of Lung Toxicology, University of Leuven, Belgium

Benoit Nemery is Professor of Toxicology and Occupational Medicine and Head of the Research Unit of Lung Toxicology at the University of Leuven.

His group conducts in vivo and in vitro studies to investigate the mechanisms of pulmonary toxicity caused by various agents. He is also interested in the cardiovascular effects of pollutant particles. He also conducts clinical and epidemiological research on occupational and environmental health problems (occupational asthma, abestos-related pulmonary and pleural disease, childhood asthma and endocrine disruption).

Professor Nemery is a member of numerous national and international professional societies e.g. he is the Head of assembly on 'Epidemiology and Occupation' within the European Respiratory Society. He is Associate Editor of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and a Member of the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology and Inhalation Toxicology.

Any competing interests declared are displayed with individual evaluations.

Section Head: Respiratory Disorders > Environmental & Occupational Lung Diseases (since 16 November 2005)

Benoit Nemery is a Section Head for Environmental & Occupational Lung Diseases, part of the RESPIRATORY DISORDERS Faculty. The role of a Section Head is to work with their Co-Section Head(s) to divide the Section (sub-specialty area) into its component areas of research, nominate leaders in those areas as Faculty Members, and offer ongoing oversight of the content within their Section. They are not asked to evaluate articles, although we do, of course, welcome them.