Center for Human Genetics - Molecular and Developmental GeneticsBiographical Note - Bart DE STROOPER
Career
| 1985 | MD, Faculty of Medicine, K.U.Leuven |
1988 |
Master of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, K.U.Leuven |
1989 |
PhD, Center for Human Genetics, K.U.Leuven |
1994 - 1995 |
Visiting Researcher, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany |
1998 - present |
Group leader, VIB |
2002 - present |
Full Professor in Molecular Medicine (Gewoon Hoogleraar), K.U.Leuven |
2005 - present |
Head of the Department of Human Genetics, K.U.Leuven |
2007 - present |
Scientific director of the Department of Molecular and Developmental Genetics, VIB |
Major scientific awards
- Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick’s, Alzheimer’s and related Diseases, 2002
- Pioneer Award from the American Alzheimer Association, 2002
- Alois Alzheimer Award, 2003
- Elected EMBO member 2004
- Joseph Maisin Price for fundamental biomedical sciences, 2005
- Methusalem grant of the Flemisch Government, 2007
- Award of Excellence, awarded by SAO-FRMA, 2008
- MetLife Foundation Award for Medical Research, 2008
Selected extracurricular activities
- Sollicited reviewer for several international scientific magazines since 1996
- Scientific consultant for pharmaceutical industry since 1998
- Member of program committees of several international meetings and conferences on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease
Main research interests
Neuronal cell biology - Gene transfer - Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease - Regulated intramembrane proteolysis - APP, presenilin, γ-secretase, PARL, pink-1, LRRK2
