Nicolas F Wiernsperger
University of Lyon, France
Biography
Dr Nicolas Wiernsperger is a french physiologist and pharmacologist. He has been head of research department on cerebrovascular accidents at Novartis (Switzerland) until 1984. He established as a world recognized specialist of microcirculation. From 1985 to 2005 he was appointed Head of International Pharmacological Development and Senior Pharmacologist at Merck KgA in Lyon. He was also head of a private/public research unit on diabetes microvascular complications at Lyon University. He is an international recognized expert of cardiometabolic diseases and aging. He has published close to 150 papers as well as 2 books. He has been teaching as Invited Professor at several universities. Since 2005 he deals with the development of new drugs as well as,more recently, nutraceuticals.
Abstract
Abstract : From pathophysiology to therapy: why herbal medicine, when and for what ?