Rudy Ballieux

Rudolf Eugène Pierre Albertus "Rudy" Ballieux (born 17 September 1930) is a Dutch immunologist.

Ballieux was born on 17 September 1930 in Pekalongan in the Dutch East Indies.[1] After attending the Hogere Burgerschool he studied chemistry and medical science at Utrecht University. He earned his doctor title in 1963 under F.L.J. Jordan.[1]

Ballieux was professor of Clinical Immunology at Utrecht University between 1977 and 1991. He subsequently served another four years as Bijzonder hoogleraar of Psychoimmunophysiology, a bijzonder hoogleraar being a professor paid for by external funds, in his case the Utrecht University Fund.[1] In the later part of his career Ballieux did research on the influence of stress on the immune system.[2]

Ballieux was the first Von Loghem Laureate lecturer of the Dutch Society for Immunology in 1981.[3] He was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1991.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Prof.dr. R.E.P.A. Ballieux (1930 - )" (in Dutch). Utrecht University. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. ↑ W. van Hengel (10 January 1996). "Stress heeft invloed op lichaamsafweer" (in Dutch). Reformatorisch Dagblad. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Van Loghem laureates". Dutch Society for Immunology. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "R.E. Ballieux". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
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