Department Personnel
Professor Aziz Ben-Jebria
Graduate Program Affiliations: Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering and Physiology
Ph.D., - University of Pierre & Marie Curie (Paris)
Office: 132B Fenske Laboratory
Phone: (814) 863-8049
Lab: 28, 30 & 206 Fenske Laboratory
Lab Phone: (814) 863-4027
Staff Assistant: Mary Jane Smith
Phone: (814) 863-1375
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Research Summary
A) Inhalation Toxicology: uptake of pollutants in human lungs and its relationship to local physiological response.
B) Experimental Allergic Asthma: role of Inducible T-cell Kinase ITK in the modulation of airway smooth muscle tone in transgenic mice.
C) Obesity and Asthma: Investigating whether there is an association between obesity and airway hyper-reactivity in people without a history of lung disease.