Jaap Goudsmit
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Jaap Goudsmit is Dutch scientist, known for his research in the field of AIDS
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In 1978 Jaap Goudsmit received his MD degree with honor
at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Amsterdam. He was awarded a Fogarty fellowship, and joined the research on kuru
with Nobel Prize winner Daniel Carleton Gajdusek
. He received his PhD from the University of Amsterdam in 1982. He received a Fogarty Visiting Scientist Award to do postdoctoral research at the National Institutes of Health
in Bethesda, Maryland
. In 1983 Jaap Goudsmit became board certified in the Netherlands as a Medical Microbiologist. In 1989 he became professor in virology
at the University of Amsterdam. In 1990 he was involved in a controversy
in a research project to use antisense as a means of inhibiting HIV-replication.
Jaap Goudsmit has been head of the Department of Human Retrovirology at the Academic Medical Center
(AMC) of the University of Amsterdam from 1996 to 2002 and chairman of the AMC Research Institute for Infectious Diseases and the AMC Institute for Science Education. Since 1984 he is one of the principal researcher of the Amsterdam Cohort Studies on HIV infection and AIDS among homosexual men and HIV drug users.
He is the founder of PrimaGen, the first biotech company concentrating on predictive medicine
. He chaired the Scientific Advisory Committee of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
(IAVI) and has been a member of its board. He was project leader and (co)chair of Eurovacc Foundation. In 2002 Jaap Goudsmit joined Crucell
, a biotechnology company in Leiden, as Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President of Vaccine Research and Development. In 2003 he was elected as member of the HIV Vaccine Enterprise Product Development Working Group of the Gates Foundation and in 2006 he was affiliated with Pevion Biotech as member of the Supervisory Board. In 2006 Jaap Goudsmit entered the board of Vaxin Inc.
Goudsmit is a very productive researcher and author or co-author of more than 450 scientific publications. According to the Institute of Scientific Information, he entered the list of most-cited scientists in 2001.
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
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In 1978 Jaap Goudsmit received his MD degree with honor
Latin honors
Latin honors are Latin phrases used to indicate the level of academic distinction with which an academic degree was earned. This system is primarily used in the United States, Canada, and in many countries of continental Europe, though some institutions also use the English translation of these...
at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Amsterdam. He was awarded a Fogarty fellowship, and joined the research on kuru
Kuru (disease)
Kuru is an incurable degenerative neurological disorder that is a type of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy, caused by a prion found in humans...
with Nobel Prize winner Daniel Carleton Gajdusek
Daniel Carleton Gajdusek
Daniel Carleton Gajdusek was an American physician and medical researcher who was the co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1976 for work on kuru, the first human prion disease demonstrated to be infectious....
. He received his PhD from the University of Amsterdam in 1982. He received a Fogarty Visiting Scientist Award to do postdoctoral research at the National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health are an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and are the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research. Its science and engineering counterpart is the National Science Foundation...
in Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda is a census designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House , which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda...
. In 1983 Jaap Goudsmit became board certified in the Netherlands as a Medical Microbiologist. In 1989 he became professor in virology
Virology
Virology is the study of viruses and virus-like agents: their structure, classification and evolution, their ways to infect and exploit cells for virus reproduction, the diseases they cause, the techniques to isolate and culture them, and their use in research and therapy...
at the University of Amsterdam. In 1990 he was involved in a controversy
Henk Buck
Henk Buck is an organic chemist. He studied at the University of Leiden where he received his PhD in 1959. He got a lectorship at the University in Theoretical Organic Chemistry in 1964. For his research he received the Golden Medal of the Royal Netherlands Chemical Society in 1967...
in a research project to use antisense as a means of inhibiting HIV-replication.
Jaap Goudsmit has been head of the Department of Human Retrovirology at the Academic Medical Center
Academic Medical Center
The Academic Medical Center , or AMC, is the university hospital affiliated with the Universiteit van Amsterdam ....
(AMC) of the University of Amsterdam from 1996 to 2002 and chairman of the AMC Research Institute for Infectious Diseases and the AMC Institute for Science Education. Since 1984 he is one of the principal researcher of the Amsterdam Cohort Studies on HIV infection and AIDS among homosexual men and HIV drug users.
He is the founder of PrimaGen, the first biotech company concentrating on predictive medicine
Predictive medicine
Predictive medicine is a rapidly emerging field of medicine that entails predicting disease and instituting preventive measures in order to either prevent the disease altogether or significantly decrease its impact upon the patient...
. He chaired the Scientific Advisory Committee of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative is a global not-for-profit, public-private partnership working to accelerate the development of vaccines to prevent HIV infection and AIDS. IAVI researches and develops vaccine candidates, conducts policy analyses, serves as an advocate for the field and...
(IAVI) and has been a member of its board. He was project leader and (co)chair of Eurovacc Foundation. In 2002 Jaap Goudsmit joined Crucell
Crucell
Crucell is a biotechnology company specializing in vaccines and antibodies. The firm, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, is headquartered in Leiden, Netherlands...
, a biotechnology company in Leiden, as Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President of Vaccine Research and Development. In 2003 he was elected as member of the HIV Vaccine Enterprise Product Development Working Group of the Gates Foundation and in 2006 he was affiliated with Pevion Biotech as member of the Supervisory Board. In 2006 Jaap Goudsmit entered the board of Vaxin Inc.
Goudsmit is a very productive researcher and author or co-author of more than 450 scientific publications. According to the Institute of Scientific Information, he entered the list of most-cited scientists in 2001.
External links
- Scientific Advisory Board
- Article NRC-handelsblad (Newspaper, dutch)
- http://www.jaapgoudsmit.nl/