Rudolf Eugène Pierre Albertus "Rudy" Ballieux (17 September 1930 – 22 October 2020) was a Dutch immunologist.
Rudy Ballieux | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rudolf Eugène Pierre Albertus Ballieux 17 September 1930 |
| Died | 22 October 2020 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | Immunologist |
Career edit
Ballieux was born on 17 September 1930 in Pekalongan in the Dutch East Indies.[1] After attending the Hogere Burgerschool he studied chemistry and medical science at Utrecht University. He earned his doctor title in 1963 under F.L.J. Jordan.[1]
Ballieux was professor of Clinical Immunology at Utrecht University between 1977 and 1991. He subsequently served another four years as Bijzonder hoogleraar of Psychoimmunophysiology, a bijzonder hoogleraar being a professor paid for by external funds, in his case the Utrecht University Fund.[1] In the later part of his career Ballieux did research on the influence of stress on the immune system.[2]
Ballieux was the first Van Loghem Laureate lecturer of the Dutch Society for Immunology in 1981.[3] He was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1991.[4] Among his most notable students was stem cell biologist Hans Clevers.
References edit
- ^ a b c "Prof.dr. R.E.P.A. Ballieux (1930 - )" (in Dutch). Utrecht University. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ W. van Hengel (10 January 1996). "Stress heeft invloed op lichaamsafweer". Reformatorisch Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Van Loghem laureates". Dutch Society for Immunology. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "R.E. Ballieux". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Rudy Ballieux". mensenlinq.nl. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020.