Marc Van Ranst
Encyclopedia
Marc Van Ranst is a Belgian
virologist and epidemiologist at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
(Leuven
, Belgium
) and the Rega Institute for Medical Research
. On 1 May 2007 he was appointed as Interministerial comissionar by the Belgian federal government
to prepare Belgium
for a influenza pandemic
.
, Van Ranst obtained a BA in medicine at Hasselt University
(then L.U.C.) in 1986 and later graduated as a medical doctor at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
in 1990. He specialized in Laboratory Medicine
(1998) and obtained a PhD at the K.U. Leuven.
at the K.U. Leuven.
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...
virologist and epidemiologist at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven is a Dutch-speaking university in Flanders, Belgium.It is located at the centre of the historic town of Leuven, and is a prominent part of the city, home to the university since 1425...
(Leuven
Leuven
Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region, Belgium...
, Belgium
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...
) and the Rega Institute for Medical Research
Rega Institute for Medical Research
The Rega Institute for Medical Research is a Belgian scientific establishment that is part of the Catholic University of Leuven in central Belgium...
. On 1 May 2007 he was appointed as Interministerial comissionar by the Belgian federal government
Belgian federal government
The Cabinet of Belgium is the executive branch of the Belgian federal government, consisting of ministers and secretaries of state drawn from the political parties which form the governing coalition. Formally, the ministers are appointed by the King...
to prepare Belgium
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...
for a influenza pandemic
Influenza pandemic
An influenza pandemic is an epidemic of an influenza virus that spreads on a worldwide scale and infects a large proportion of the human population. In contrast to the regular seasonal epidemics of influenza, these pandemics occur irregularly, with the 1918 Spanish flu the most serious pandemic in...
.
Education
Born in BornemBornem
Bornem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Bornem proper, Hingene, Wintam, Mariekerke and Weert. On January 1, 2006 Bornem had a total population of 20,064...
, Van Ranst obtained a BA in medicine at Hasselt University
Hasselt University
Hasselt University is a university with campuses in Hasselt and Diepenbeek, Belgium. It was founded in 1971, as the Limburgs Universitair Centrum...
(then L.U.C.) in 1986 and later graduated as a medical doctor at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven is a Dutch-speaking university in Flanders, Belgium.It is located at the centre of the historic town of Leuven, and is a prominent part of the city, home to the university since 1425...
in 1990. He specialized in Laboratory Medicine
Medical laboratory
A medical laboratory or clinical laboratory is a laboratory where tests are done on clinical specimens in order to get information about the health of a patient as pertaining to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.-Departments:...
(1998) and obtained a PhD at the K.U. Leuven.
Career
He started working at the University Hospitals Leuven in 1998 and became Professor of VirologyVirology
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 K.U. Leuven.
Source
- Prof. Marc Van Ranst over vogelgriep in Turkije (Dutch)
- Viroloog Van Ranst wordt interministerieel commissaris influenza (Dutch)