Person

Nettesheim, Paul

1933–2016

Former NIEHS senior science advisor Dr. Paul Nettesheim passed away peacefully at his home on Jan. 16th [2016] ... A pulmonary biologist, Nettesheim was internationally recognized ... Nettesheim was born 82 years ago in Cologne, Germany, and completed his studies at the University of Bonn. The family moved to Oak Ridge, Tenn., in 1962, where he joined Oak Ridge National Laboratory as a research biologist. He served there as head of the respiratory carcinogenesis group from 1969 to 1977