Gilbert Vassart#
| Membership Number: | 2186 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2002 |
| Main Country of Residence: | BELGIUM |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.ulb.ac.be/medecine/iribhm |
Present and Previous Positions
- since 2009 Emeritus professor Free University of Brussels
- 2001-2009 Director of the "IRIBHM" University of Brussels
- 1990-2009 Director of the Laboratory of Medical Genetics of the University of Brussels
- 1982-1983 Maître de Recherche FNRS
- 1978-1982 Chercheur qualifié FNRS
- 1974-1978 Chargé de Recherche FNRS
- 1970-1974 Aspirant at the Belgian FNRS
Fields of Scholarship
- Molecular endocrinology
- Genetics
- Molecular pharmacology
- G protein-coupled receptors
Honours and Awards
- 1978 Harrington Prize (award of the European Thyroid association)
- Francqui Prize 1993 (the highest Belgian award in Science for the under 50)
- 2000 Van Geysel European award for biomedical research
- 2000 Docteur honoris causa of the Université René Descartes
- 2002 Docteur honoris causa of the University of Chicago
- 2003 Aurbach lecture award: Molecular genetics of glycoprotein hormone receptors. The Endocrine Society. Philadelphia
- 2005 Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of UK
- 2009 IPSEN "Endocrine Regulation Prize"
