Background

Degens, H. was born on August 3, 1964 in Amsterdam. Son of Kees and Helena Maria Elisabeth (Wiegmans) Degens.

Education

Master of Science, Agricultural University, Wageningen, Netherlands, 1988. Doctor of Philosophy, Catholic University, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 1993.

Career

Volunteer Catholic University, Nijmegen, 1992-1993. Postdoctoral fellow University Liverpool, England, 1994-1995, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1995-1997. Researcher department anatomy University South Florida, Tampa, since 1997.

Achievements

• H. Degens has been listed as a noteworthy biologist, medical physiologist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member International Society Oxygen Transport to Tissue (Melvin Knisely award 1992), Dutch Physiological Society, Society for Experimental Biology, International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society.

Interests

• Avocations: model trains, stamp collecting, keeping reptiles and amphibians.

Connections

Married Yvon Mink, April 12, 1990. Children: Peter, Jeroen.

Father:

Kees Degens

Mother:

Helena Maria Elisabeth (Wiegmans) Degens

Spouse:

Yvon Mink

child:

Peter Degens

child:

Jeroen Degens