Gilbert Vassart Explained

Gilbert Vassart is a Belgian scientist and professor at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles. His research interests include molecular endocrinology, especially related to the thyroid, and pharmacology of G protein-coupled receptor along with medical genetics.^[1]

He is the past director of the Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Biologie humaine et moléculaire (IRIBHM) and teaches Medical Genetics at the Medical School of the Université Libre de Bruxelles.^[2]

Honors and awards

• Docteur honoris causa of the University of Chicago (2002)
• Docteur honoris causa of the Université René Descartes (2000)
• Francqui Prize (1993)
• Van Geysel European award for biomedical research (2000)
• ISI Highly Cited Scientist in Biology & Biochemistry

External links

• Gilbert Vassart (ULB)

Notes and References

1. ISI Highly Cited http://hcr3.isiknowledge.com/author.cgi?&link1=Search&link2=Search%20Results&AuthLastName=vassart&AuthFirstName=&AuthMiddleName=&AuthMailnstName=&CountryID=-1&DisciplineID=0&id=5448
2. G. Vassart Curriculum Vitae http://www.ae-info.org/attach/User/Vassart_Gilbert/CV/vassart_gilbert_long_cv.pdf