Martin Himly
Associate Univ.-Prof. PD. Mag. Dr.
PERSONAL DATA
Department of Molecular Biology,
Division of Allergy & Immunology
University of Salzburg
Hellbrunnerstrasse 34,
5020 Salzburg,
Austria
Phone: +43-662-8044-5713
Mobile: +43-662-8044-905713
Fax: +43-662-8044-5751
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RESEARCH INFORMATION
ORCID
Researcher ID: D-1568-2015
MAIN RESEARCH AREAS
Nanosafety and –medicine, biochemistry, allergy & immunology
Nanomaterials spontaneously bind proteins including allergens. Orientation and selectivity of bound substances represents an intensely investigated field in research on bio-nano interactions. Interactions of allergens with nanomaterials may alter the structure of allergenic epitopes and thus the allergic behavior of bound allergens. This may have positive and negative biological consequences, both are of interest to us.
In this regard we are interested in effects nanomaterials may exert in the context of an ongoing type 2 inflammatory disease.
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The human allergic response can be assessed most realistically by use of primary human basophilic granulocytes.
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Inhalation of nanoparticulate substances, e.g. at occupational settings, affects health of the human lung. Current pulmonary research employs a number of cell culture models systems mimicking the situation of the human lung. We have contributed to the field by developing a new nanoaerosol exposure module involving human lung cells growing at the air-liquid interface.
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