Mark Waer
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Mark Waer
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Rector of KU Leuven | |
In office
1 August 2009 – 31 July 2013 |
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Preceded by | Marc Vervenne |
Succeeded by | Rik Torfs |
Personal details | |
Born |
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1951-03-10
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10 March 1951
(age
72)
Leuven , Belgium |
Profession | Professor of Immunology |
Website | Markwaer.be |
Alma mater | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven |
Awards | NATO Award for Medical Research, Fulbright Hays Award for Medical Research |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Immunology , Nephrology |
Institutions | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven |
Thesis | Immunological effects of fractionated total lymphoid irradiation on the induction of transplantation tolerance and in the treatment of autoimmune disorders |
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Mark Jozef Albert, Baron Waer (born 10 March 1951) is a Belgian physician , biomedical scientist, and former Rector of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven .
Biography
From 1969 to 1976, Waer studied medicine at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Leuven . In 1981, he was qualified the Specialist of Internal Medicine in nephrology. In 1983, he obtained PhD in medical sciences.
From 1983 to 1985, Waer was a postdoctoral research fellow at the Stanford University School of Medicine . In 1992, he was promoted to professor at KU Leuven faculty of medicine, where he specialised in nephrology and immunology . In 1994, he was pointed the Director of Laboratory for Experimental Transplantation at KU Leuven. From 1998 to 2005, Waer was the Medical Director of KU Leuven's teaching hospitals . Since 2006, he has been the Chairman of the University Hospitals of KU Leuven. He was also a vice-rector of the Biomedical Sciences Group of KU Leuven. [1]
On 8 May 2009, he was elected the rector of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven . [2] He assumed office on 1 August that year.
References
Universities of Louvain/Leuven
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