Heinz-Joachim Peters/Thorsten Hesselbarth/Frederike Peters, Umweltrecht

Heinz Nixdorf Institute Heinz Nixdorf

Profile of Joachim Messing.

Joachim Messing’s father did not initially approve of his son’s decision to become a scientist. “He was a mason,” Messing explains, “and was hoping that I would just take over his business.” His mother, however, was more supportive, “because she didn’t like the rough climate on the construction sites.” Fortunately for science, his mother prevailed. Messing, the director of the Waksman Institute...

Peters’ Anomaly

While conducting medical aid in Mozambique, a 41 year old African male presented to our eye clinic complaining of visual impairment. The male was found to have Peters' anomaly type 2, a rare congenital ocular malformation leading to sensory amblyopia and glaucoma.

by Joachim Kurz Evaluating

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Original Contribution Effect Modification of the Association of Cumulative Exposure and Cancer Risk by Intensity of Exposure and Time Since Exposure Cessation: A Flexible Method Applied to Cigarette Smoking and Lung Cancer in the SYNERGY Study

Jelle Vlaanderen*, Lützen Portengen, Joachim Schüz, Ann Olsson, Beate Pesch, Benjamin Kendzia, Isabelle Stücker, Florence Guida, Irene Brüske, Heinz-Erich Wichmann, Dario Consonni, Maria Teresa Landi, Neil Caporaso, Jack Siemiatycki, Franco Merletti, Dario Mirabelli, Lorenzo Richiardi, Per Gustavsson, Nils Plato, Karl-Heinz Jöckel, Wolfgang Ahrens, Hermann Pohlabeln, Adonina Tardón, David Zarid...