Gerd O. Till, M.D.
Professor of Pathology
Campus Address:
M3218 MSI 0602
1301 Catherine Road
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0602
Phone: 734/936-1887
farchant@umich.edu
Annual Report | Biography | Clinical Interests | Research Interests | Selected Publications
Departmental Annual Report
Brief Biography
Graduation from Medical School at Freiburg University, Germany, in 1967.
During medical school years, completion of a dissertation (in biochemistry) to obtain a doctoral degree (Dr.med.) from Freiburg University. The degree was awarded in 1967.
From 1967 until 1969, clinical training (Medizinalassistent) at the Freiburg University hospitals in internal medicine, pediatrics, and surgery. Subsequently, postdoctoral research fellow at the Max-Planck Institute for Immunobiology in Freiburg (1969-1971) and at the Department of Pathology, University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, Connecticut (1972-1973). The fellowships were awarded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG).
From 1973 until 1980, faculty member at the Institute of Immunology and Serology, University of Heidelberg, Germany, receiving a Dr.med.habil. degree in 1978.
Since 1980, faculty member at the Department of Pathology, University of Michgian Medical School, with teaching responsibilities (General Pathology 580/630) and research activities (partially NIH-funded) focusing on pathomechanisms of inflammatory processes leading to primary and secondary organ injury.
Clinical Interests
Research Interests
Pathomechanisms of inflammatory processes leading to primary
and secondary organ injury.
Selected Publications
Younger JG, Sasaki N, Waitre MD, Murray HN, Saleh EF, Ravage ZA, Hirschl RB, Ward PA, Till GO. Detrimental effects of complement activation in hemorrhagic shock. Journal of Applied Physiology 90 (2):441-446 FEB 2001.
McCLintock SD, Till GO, Ward PA. Protection from half-mustard gas-induced acute lung injury in the rat. Faseb Journal 15(4):A245-A245, Part 1 MAR 7 2001.
Schlag G, Redl HR, Till GO, Davies J, Martin U, Dumont L. Anti-L-selectin antibody treatment of hemorrhagic-traumatic shock in baboons. Critical Care Medicine 27 (9):1900-1907 SEP 1999.
Piccolo MTS, Wang Y, Sannomiya P, Piccolo NS, Piccolo MS, Higli TE, Ward PA, Till GO. Chemotactic mediator requirements in lung injury following skin burns in rats. Experimental and Molecular Pathology 66(3):220-226 AUG 1999.
Seekamp A, Hultquist DE, Till GO. Protection by vitamin B-2 against oxidant-mediated acute lung injury. Inflammation 23(5):449-460 OCT 1999.
Mulligan MS, Warner RL, Rittershaus CW, Thomas LJ, Ryan US, Foreman KE, Crouch LD, Till GO, Ward PA. Endothelial targeting and enhanced antiinflammatory effects of complement inhibitors possessing sialyl Lewis(x) moieties. Journal of Immunology 162(8):4952-4959 APR 15 1999.