Peter Sterk

Specialization

Clinical Physiology: Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Airway Diseases

Focus of research

• Pathophysiology and phenotyping of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Structure-function relationships in the airways of patients with asthma and COPD
• Gene expression profiling and in vivo function of airway smooth muscle in asthma
• Use of biomarkers of airway inflammation and lung function in the prediction and monitoring of clinical outcome of respiratory diseases
• Human in vivo models of asthma exacerbations by experimental rhinovirus infection, allergen, and/or particulate matter exposure
• Breatheomics in exhaled air by AMC developed, big data cloud-based electronic nose technology as non-invasive and unbiased diagnostic assessment of respiratory diseases