Diezi Jacques
Faculty of Biology and Medicine
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
University of Lausanne
Switzerland
Biography
Prof. (em.) Jacques Diezi, MD, works at the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology of the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne (UNIL). From 1969 to 1971, he was Visiting Assistant Professor at the Medical School of Yale University. He carried out research and teaching in Pharmacology and Toxicology, contributed to the creation of a biomedical ethics curriculum, and was Vice-Rector of the University of Lausanne (1995-2003). He has been a member of a number of Swiss and European expert committees on pharmacology and toxicology, and has chaired the Swiss Federal Food Commission (2006-2008). As a committed scientist, Jacques Diezi is member of several foundations devoted to the improvement of health and the promotion of peace and responsible science.
Research Interest
Toxicology studies;Oxidative stress- H. pylori and vescicular studies.
Publications
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Roch-Ramel F, Guisan B, Diezi J. (1997). Effects of uricosuric and antiuricosuric agents on urate transport in human brush-border membrane vesicles. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 280: 839-845.
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Felley CP, Pignatelli B, Van Melle GD, Crabtree JE, Stolte Met al., (2002). Oxidative stress in gastric mucosa of asymptomatic humans infected with Helicobacter pylori: effect of bacterial eradication. Helicobacter. 7: 342-348.
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Moore E, Nussbaum L, Borràs E. (2013). Plurilingual teaching and learning practices in ‘internationalised’university lectures. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 2013 Jul 1;16(4):471-93.
