Gert Maritz

Emeritus Professor Gert Maritz obtained his PhD in Medical Biosciences from the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, and worked for 38 years at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. His research dealt mostly with the effect of maternal nicotine exposure on the structural and functional development of the lungs of offspring. He has published around 80 articles in peer-reviewed journals, as well as eight book chapters. He retired in 2013.

Emeritus Professor Gert Maritz obtained his PhD in Medical Biosciences from the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, and worked for 38 years at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. His research dealt mostly with the effect of maternal nicotine exposure on the structural and functional development of the lungs of offspring. He has published around 80 articles in peer-reviewed journals, as well as eight book chapters. He retired in 2013. See less