Gerhard Eisenbrand
Professor Emeritus
University of Kaiserslautern
Germany
Biography
Gerhard Eisenbrand is Professor Emeritus at the University of Kaiserslautern, Department of Chemistry, Division of Food Chemistry and Toxicology. His research waspublished in more than 350 peer reviewed scientific publications. He mainly focuses on mechanisms of actions of (geno) toxic and various anticancer agents, metabolism and biokinetics, recent and current research interactions of food constituents/contaminants with biomolecules in the organism, within the context of food safety and beneficial/ adverse effects relevant to human health, in experimental and human intervention studies. He was long acting (1995 to 2013) chair of the Senate Commission on Food Safety (SKLM) of the German Research Foundation (DFG) and is currently Scientific President of ILSI Europe.
Research Interest
Gerhard Eisenbrand’s fields of research interest include studies on mechanisms of actions of (geno) toxic and various anticancer agents, metabolism and biokinetics. His current research is upon interactions of food constituents/contaminants with biomolecules in the organism, within the context of food safety and beneficial/ adverse effects relevant to human health, in experimental and human intervention studies.