Jump to content

Douwe Breimer

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Crispulop (talk | contribs) at 18:55, 18 November 2016 (Category added). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

D.D. Breimer (Coll. Leiden University)

Douwe Durk Breimer (born 24 November 1943 in Oudemirdum, Netherlands) is a Dutch pharmacologist and was both rector magnificus and president of the Executive Board of Leiden University, The Netherlands.

Breimer studied pharmacology at the University of Groningen (1962–1970) and obtained his Ph.D. from the Catholic University of Nijmegen. In 1975, he was appointed professor of pharmacology at Leiden University. His research focusses on pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and drug metabolism.[1] Breimer co-authored over 500 scientific papers and supervised more than 50 Ph.D. students.

Breimer holds honorary doctorates from Ghent University, Uppsala University(1992),[2] Semmelweis University (Budapest), the University of Navarra (Pamplona), Hoshi University (Tokyo), the University of London and the Université de Montréal.

In 1987 he became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.[3]

References

  1. ^ OctoPlus appoints new Scientific Advisory Board members Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News April 22, 2007
  2. ^ http://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/traditions/prizes/honorary-doctorates/
  3. ^ "Douwe Breimer". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
Academic offices
Preceded by Rector Magnificus and President of Leiden University
2001–2007 		Succeeded by


Flag of NetherlandsScientist icon Stub icon

This article about a Dutch scientist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This biographical article about a chemist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Douwe_Breimer&oldid=750268166"