Institut Jules Bordet
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Institut Jules Bordet is a general hospital (with in part university beds) and research institute of the Université Libre de Bruxelles
which specializes in oncology
. It is located in Brussels
, Belgium
. The institute is named after Jules Bordet
(1870 – 1961), a Belgian
immunologist and microbiologist
who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
in 1919 for his discoveries relating to immunity.
Université Libre de Bruxelles
The Université libre de Bruxelles is a French-speaking university in Brussels, Belgium. It has 21,000 students, 29% of whom come from abroad, and an equally cosmopolitan staff.-Name:...
which specializes in oncology
Oncology
Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with cancer...
. It is located in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, Belgium
Belgium
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. The institute is named after Jules Bordet
Jules Bordet
Jules Jean Baptiste Vincent Bordet was a Belgian immunologist and microbiologist. The bacterial genus Bordetella is named after him.-Biography:Bordet was born at Soignies, Belgium...
(1870 – 1961), a Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
immunologist and microbiologist
Microbiologist
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who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine administered by the Nobel Foundation, is awarded once a year for outstanding discoveries in the field of life science and medicine. It is one of five Nobel Prizes established in 1895 by Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, in his will...
in 1919 for his discoveries relating to immunity.