Jon van Rood
Johannes Joseph "Jon" van Rood(7 April 1926,Scheveningen– 21 July 2017) was a Dutchimmunologist.He foundedEurotransplantin 1967,[1]a non-profit organization responsible for encouraging and coordinating organ transplants.
Awards[edit]
In 1977 van Rood was awarded theRobert Koch Prize.[2]In 1978, he was awarded theWolf Prize in Medicine,jointly withGeorge D. SnellandJean Dausset,"for his contribution to the understanding of the complexity of theHLAsystem in man and its implications in transplantation and in disease. "[3]Van Rood was elected a member of theRoyal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciencesin 1978.[4]In 1989 he was awarded theErnst Jung Prize for Medicine.[5]
Death[edit]
He died on 21 July 2017 in Leeuwarden.[6]
Publications (sel.)[edit]
References[edit]
- ^History,Eurotransplant. Retrieved on 29 Juli 2017.
- ^"Robert Koch Stiftung - Robert-Koch-Preis".Robert-koch-stiftung.de.Retrieved10 November2017.
- ^The Wolf Prize in MedicineArchived2009-02-26 at theWayback Machine
- ^"Jon van Rood".Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived fromthe originalon 4 March 2016.
- ^"Laureates 1976 to 2018".Ernst Jung Foundation. Archived fromthe originalon 31 March 2020.
- ^"Oprichter Eurotransplant overleden"[Founder Eurotransplant died] (in Dutch). Telegraaf.nl. 29 July 2017. Archived fromthe originalon 31 July 2017.Retrieved29 July2017.
External links[edit]
- Profile at KNAW
- Geoff WattsObituary Johannes Joseph van RoodThe Lancet, 11 November 2017, DOI:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32739-3
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