 Professor
Department of Occupational & Environmental Health
Office: 176 IREH
Phone: (319) 335-4216
Email: peter-thorne@uiowa.edu
Biosketch (pdf) / Website / Community of Science Profile
Courses Taught
Current Research Interests
- Bioaerosol Toxicology
- Animal inhalation toxicology models of
pulmonary diseases
- Organic dust-induced lung inflammation
airway remodeling and hypersensitivity
- Evaluation and control of toxicants
in agricultural and industrial
environments
- Exposure assessment strategies
and methodologies for bioaerosols,
endotoxins and glucans
- Indoor air quality - endotoxins,
aeroallergens, molds and
mites
- Development of bioaerosol
exposure assessment methods
using molecular
biology and biochemistry
techniques
- Respiratory health effects of machining
fluid aerosols
- Mechanisms of endotoxin and glucan-induced
lung injury
- Childhood asthma in a rural cohort
- Lung biology of endogenous and exogenous
anti-microbial peptides
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