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Patrick Vanscheeuwijck


Patrick Vanscheeuwijck

Director Pre-Clinical Toxicology
Philip Morris International
Switzerland

Biography

Dr. Patrick Vanscheeuwijck is Director pre-clinical toxicology at Philip Morris International, Reduced Risk Products, and Switzerland, responsible for the in vitro and in vivo assessment of Reduced Risk Products (RRPs). The focus of his career at PMI has been on the development of approaches for the assessment of hazard associated with cigarette smoke and aerosols from RRPs, inhalation toxicology and animal models of disease; with more than 30 peer-reviewed publications. He has a Ph.D. in biochemical pharmacology (University of Gent, Belgium), performed postdocs at the University of Arizona, U.S. and the University of Leuven, Belgium in molecular pharmacology and molecular biology

Abstract

Abstract : Comparative assessment of lung inflammation, pulmonary function and emphysema caused by the aerosol from potential Reduced Risk Products and cigarette smoke in mouse models of COPD.