title: An appreciation of Diether Neubert and Hans-Joachim Merker's contributions to Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology on their 80th birthday.
abstract: Diether Neubert, toxicologist, and Hans-Joachim Merker, histopathologist and embryologist, made significant contributions to the field of Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology. They worked under the same roof at the Institute of Toxicology and Embryopharmacology in Berlin, and actively collaborated with each other for over 25 years. Both scientists are now retired and turned 80 this year (2009). This celebratory article reports some remarkable events of their long and prolific scientific careers.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Charité University Medical School Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany. ibrahim.chahoud@charite.de
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chahoud
authors.forename: Francisco J R
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Paumgartten
mesh_terms: D001604:Berlin; D004626:Embryology / Q000266:history*; D005858:Germany; D049673:History, 20th Century; D012098:Reproduction / Q000187:drug effects*; D013723:Teratogens / Q000266:history / Q000633:toxicity*; D013792:Thalidomide / Q000266:history / Q000633:toxicity*; D014116:Toxicology / Q000266:history*
chemical_list: D013723:Teratogens; D013792:Thalidomide