Institut Jules Bordet
| Institut Jules Bordet | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Brussels, Belgium, Belgium |
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| Organisation | |
| Affiliated university | Université libre de Bruxelles |
| Services | |
| History | |
| Opened | 1822 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Belgium |
The Institut Jules Bordet is a specialized general hospital and research institute located in Brussels, Belgium. It is affiliated with the Université libre de Bruxelles and specializes in oncology. The institute is named after Jules Bordet, a Belgian immunologist and microbiologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1919 for his discoveries relating to immunity.
The Institut Jules Bordet is the only accredited OECI-designated comprehensive cancer centre in Belgium.
Notable People[edit | edit source]
- Dominique Bron, Head of Hematology
- Albert Claude, Director (1949-1970)
- Marc Lacroix, Breast cancer researcher
- Martine Piccart, Head of Chemotherapy
- Francoise Meunier, former IJB staff member and EORTC general director
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