Background
Geenen, Vincent Gaston Marcel Jean was born on February 6, 1958 in Verviers, Liege, Belgium. Son of Marcel and Claire (Fontaine) Geenen.
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Vincent Gaston Marcel Jean Geenen
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Vincent Gaston Marcel Jean Geenen, Belgian Internist. Travel grantee State of Belgium, Brussels, 1984; recipient Masius prize Medico-Surgical Society, Liege, 1985, Semper prize National Fund Science Research, Brussels, 1988, Smith Kline-Beecham prize Royal Academy Medicine, Brussels, 1992, Alumni prize Belgium U. Foundation, 1993.
Education
Doctor of Medicine, U. Liege, 1982; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Liege, 1987; degree in internal medicine, Liege Medical School, 1988; biotechnology certified, U. Paris VII, 1988.
Career
Intern, U. Hospital Liege, Belgium, 1982-1989;
senior clinical associate in endocrinology and internal medicine, U. Hospital Liege, Belgium, since 1989;
research fellow, National Fund Science Research, Liege, 1982-1986;
research assistant, National Fund Science Research, Liege, 1986-1988;
research associate, National Fund Science Research, Liege, 1988-1996;
senior research associate, National Fund Science Research, Liege, since 1997. Member research county U. Liege, 1989-1993, associate professor in embryology and development biology, since 1994. Administrative board U. Hospital, Liege, 1991-1997.
Member Research Council French Cmty., Belgium, 1993. Chairman 3d Gordon Conference on Neuroendocrine-Immunology.
Achievements
Membership
Member Endocrine Society, International Society Neuroimmuno modulation (charter member), International Society Molecular Evolution, New York Academy Sciences, European Foundation Immunogenetics, Molecular Medicine Society, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, American Diabetes Association, European Association for the Study of Diabetes, Eurosci.
Connections
Married Isabelle A. Jasselette, October 27, 1979. Children: Jerome, Pierre-François. Father, Marcel Geenen, was a brilliant architect in the Liége province.
Cousin, Bernard Geenen (age 40), is attaché at the Wallonia Track Office and consulate general of Belgium in Chicago. Grandfather, Gaston Fontaine, created an insurance company L 'ArdEnne PréVoyante which is now a part of La Royale Bele. Mother, Claire Fontaine, was a sensitive artist and painter.
- Father:
- Marcel Geenen
- Mother:
- Claire (Fontaine) Geenen
- Spouse:
- Isabelle A. Jasselette
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- Claire Fontaine Geenen
- child:
- Marcel Geenen
- child:
- Bernard Geenen Geenen (age 40)
- child:
- Gaston Fontaine Geenen
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- was a brilliant architect in the Liége province. Cousin Geenen
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- is attaché at the Wallonia Track Office and consulate general of Belgium in Chicago. Grandfather Geenen
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- Pierre-François. Father Geenen
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- Jerome Geenen
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- was a sensitive artist and painter Geenen
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- created an insurance company L 'ArdEnne PréVoyante which is now a part of La Royale Bele. Mother Geenen
