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Pierre De Meyts

Belgian physician and biochemist

Pierre De Meyts (1944-2025) was a Belgian physician and biochemist known for his research on fine chemical and kinetic aspects of ligand-receptor interaction, subunit assembly, and specific metabolic (as well as mitogenic) effects of hormones typically causing receptor tyrosine kinase activation such as insulin and insulin-like growth factors (IGFs). He has also studied receptor signalling for other peptide hormones such as growth hormone and relaxin, and key pathophysiological aspects of diabetes mellitus.²

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Born 1944.¹

About

De Meyts held professorial posts for over three decades at several European and United States institutions. After retirement, he returned to Belgium and continued as an emeritus professor in the Science Faculty at the Université Catholique de Louvain, and at the De Duve Institute in Brussels. While living in Denmark (1990-2010) he occupied executive research positions at Novo Nordisk. De Meyts (a.k.a. Chuck) was also known as a science cartoonist.

From Wikipedia’s article on Pierre De Meyts, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

City of Hope National Medical CenterBoard member Jun 1, 1986 to Sep 30, 1990¹⁹

Early life and education

Date not recordedsecondary school³
Date not recordedUniversity of Liège³

Career

Occupation: physician, biochemist, researcher.¹⁵

Since 2015Visiting professor, de Duve Institute^{4 14}
Since 2011Worked at Novo^{4 13}
2000 to 2010Worked at Novo^{4 12}
1986 to 1990Worked at University of Southern California^{4 10}
1986 to 1990Director, City of Hope National Medical Center^{4 11}
1984 to 2010Worked at UCLouvain^{4 9}
1980 to 1986Research associate, National Fund for Scientific Research^{4 8}
1975 to 1980Worked at National Fund for Scientific Research^{4 7}
1975Worked at United States National Institutes of Health^{4 6}
1973 to 1974Worked at United States National Institutes of Health^{4 5}
Date not recordedWorked at University of Copenhagen⁴

Personal life

CitizenshipBelgium¹⁶

Awards

1981Minkowski Prize^{17 18}

Sources

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WikidataPierre De Meyts on Wikidata
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WikipediaPierre De Meyts on Wikipedia
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WikidataPierre De Meyts: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataPierre De Meyts: Worked at University of Copenhagen, on Wikidata
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WikidataWorked at United States National Institutes of Health, as reported by ORCID Public Data File 2023
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WikidataWorked at United States National Institutes of Health, as reported by ORCID Public Data File 2023
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WikidataWorked at National Fund for Scientific Research, as reported by ORCID Public Data File 2023
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WikidataResearch associate, National Fund for Scientific Research, as reported by ORCID Public Data File 2023
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WikidataWorked at UCLouvain, as reported by ORCID Public Data File 2023
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WikidataWorked at University of Southern California, as reported by ORCID Public Data File 2023
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WikidataDirector, City of Hope National Medical Center, as reported by ORCID Public Data File 2023
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WikidataWorked at Novo, as reported by ORCID Public Data File 2023
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WikidataWorked at Novo, as reported by ORCID Public Data File 2023
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WikidataVisiting professor, de Duve Institute, as reported by ORCID Public Data File 2023
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WikidataPierre De Meyts: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataPierre De Meyts: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataPierre De Meyts: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataCity of Hope National Medical Center, Board member
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Wikimedia CommonsPierre De Meyts photo by Jens Hage, CC BY-SA 3.0