Emile Boulpaep
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Belgium
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physiologist and since 1977 President of the Belgian American Educational Foundation. He is a member of the board of the Francqui Foundation
Francqui Foundation
The Francqui Foundation was founded in 1932 by Emile Francqui and Herbert Hoover with the goal "to further the development of higher education and scientific research in Belgium". The foundation is a private foundation under the legal from of a Belgian "Institution of Public Utility"...
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Education
He studied medicine at the Katholieke Universiteit LeuvenKatholieke Universiteit Leuven
The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven is a Dutch-speaking university in Flanders, Belgium.It is located at the centre of the historic town of Leuven, and is a prominent part of the city, home to the university since 1425...
(Leuven
Leuven
Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region, Belgium...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
), where he graduated in 1962. In 1987 he obtained an honorary M.A. from Yale University
Yale University
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(United States
United States
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Career
Emile Boulpaep is Professor and Director of Medical & Graduate Studies, Cellular & Molecular Physiology at Yale University.Source
He writes the book: Medical Physiology, with a contribution of Walter Boron