Patrick Berger MD, PhD, Pr
Course and current status
- Medical Studies: University of Grenoble II (1986-1988) and University of Paris VI (1988-1992)
- Internship (competitive examination) - Teaching Hospital of Bordeaux (1992). Resident in the Department of Respiratory Diseases and Allergy, teaching hospital (CHU) of Bordeaux, France, from November 1992 to February 1999.
- Research fellow in the Immunopharmacology group, University of Southampton, UK, from March to October 1999.
- Assistant Professor in the Department of Lung Function testing, teaching hospital (CHU) of Bordeaux and University of Bordeaux 2, France, from November 1999 to April 2003.
- Research fellow in the Division of Respiratory Medicine, University of Leicester, UK, from May to August 2003
- Associate Professor in the Department of Lung Function testing, teaching hospital (CHU) of Bordeaux and University of Bordeaux 2, France, from September 2003 to August 2008.
- Professor in the Department of Lung Function testing, teaching hospital (CHU) of Bordeaux and University of Bordeaux, France, from September 2008 to now (present position).
- Director of the bronchial Remodeling team in the Cardio-thoracic Research Center of Bordeaux. INSERM U1045 from January 2011 to now (present position).
Scientific summary
My field of research was initially based on the effects of mast cell derived tryptase on bronchial smooth muscle cells. Then, I moved to the relationship between mast cells and bronchial smooth muscle cells. The structure-function relationships of bronchial obstruction have also been evaluated using in vivo imaging.
Now, my research projects are focused on the pathophysiology of bronchial remodeling in both asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using a translational research involving clinical, physiological, pharmacological, radiological, histological biological and molecular approaches.
