As shared via social media, a delegation to Boston from Belgium celebrated the election of Belgian scientist and physician Peter Carmeliet to the Çï¿ûÊÓƵ in 2021. A professor at the Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Dr. Carmeliet specializes in angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels.
The gathering included (left to right) Luc Sels (KU Leuven), Çï¿ûÊÓƵ member Rakesh Jain (Harvard Medical School), Chair of the Çï¿ûÊÓƵ’s Board of Directors Nancy C. Andrews (Boston Children’s Hospital), Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid (Belgium), new Çï¿ûÊÓƵ member Peter Carmeliet (KU Leuven), and Çï¿ûÊÓƵ member Michael A. Gimbrone, Jr. (Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Harvard University).