Emile Boulpaep Explained

Emile Louis Boulpaep (born 15 September 1938) is a Belgian physiologist and since 1977 President of the Belgian American Educational Foundation. He is a member of the board of the Francqui Foundation.

Education

He studied medicine at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Leuven, Belgium), where he received a medical degree in 1962. In 1987 he obtained an honorary M.A. from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.^[1]

Career

Emile Boulpaep is Professor and Director of Medical & Graduate Studies in Cellular & Molecular Physiology at Yale University.^[2] His research focuses on kidney tubule cells and cellular physiology.^[3]

In collaboration with Walter Boron, Boulpaep has written and published a textbook on medical physiology.^[4]

In 2020, he received the gold medal of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts for his work as the President of the Belgian American Educational Foundation.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Emile Boulpaep, MD. 2024-11-04.
2. Web site: Emile Boulpaep, MD. Yale School of Medicine. en. 2020-01-29.
3. Web site: Emile Boulpaep, MD Office of Cooperative Research. ocr.yale.edu. 2020-01-29.
4. Web site: Medical Physiology - 9781455743773 US Elsevier Health Bookshop. us.elsevierhealth.com. 2020-01-29.
5. Web site: Golden Medal for Emile Boulpaep . Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts . KVAB . 4 November 2024.