Diether Lambrechts
Diether Lambrechts | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 August 1976 |
| Alma mater | KU Leuven |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Genetics Bioinformatics Oncology |
| Workplaces | KU Leuven VIB |
| Peter Carmeliet | |
Diether Lambrechts (born 1976)[1] is a Belgian geneticist and professor at the KU Leuven and VIB. He is the director of the Vesalius Research Center. Lambrechts is known for his multidisciplinary approach to dissecting tumor biology.[2] Major scientific contributions include identifying oxygen supply regulation as an anti-cancer treatment strategy.[3]
In 2013, Lambrechts was awarded an ERC Consolidator award.[4] In 2026 he received the Francqui Prize jointly with Patrice Cani.[5]
Sources
- ↑ Curriculum Vitae
- ↑ "Multidisciplinary approach for groundbreaking study on tumor epigenetics"
- ↑ "Normalizing tumor oxygen supply could be key factor in the fight against cancer"
- ↑ Archived 18 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine"ERC-grants for three VIB scientists"
- ↑ Francqui Prize 2026