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Biography

Prof Berchem is a medical oncologist who graduated from the Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1990, trained at the Jules Bordet Cancer Center in Brussels, he was a researcher at the Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University in the USA. In 2013 he presented his PhD on hypoxic stress regulating the immune response at the University of Paris Sud. Currently he is a hon. profesor of medical oncology at the University of Luxembourg. In 2003, he founded the Laboratory for Experimental Cancer Research at the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) where he is currently Associate Medical Director. At the clinical level, he is a medical oncologist at the Luxembourg Hospital Center. His clinical work focuses on lung cancer, melanoma, sarcoma and brain tumors. In the laboratory he mainly worked on the mechanisms of cell death in hematology, tumor immuno-evasion and personalized medicine. He has authored more than 100 articles in peer reviewed journals as well as more than 10 book chapters. He is President of the National Cancer Institute of Luxembourg and of MSF Luxembourg as well as delegate to the Committee of Advanced Therapies at the European Medicine's Agency in Amsterdam.

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Employment (2)

Luxembourg Institute of Health: Strassen, LU

2004 to present | Medical Director
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Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg: Luxembourg, LU

1999-02-01 to present | Chef de Service (Hémato-Oncology)
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Education and qualifications (5)

Université Libre de Bruxelles: Bruxelles, BE

Medical Doctor
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University of Luxembourg: Luxembourg, LU

2020 to present | Hon. Prof. Medical Oncology
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Université Paris-Sud: PAris, FR

2015 to present | MD/PhD
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Université Libre de Bruxelles: Bruxelles, BE

1996 to present | Spécialiste en Oncologie médicale
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Georgetown University: Washington, DC, US

1993 to 1995 | Postdoctoral Fellow (Lombardi Cancer Center)
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Professional activities (3)

European Society for Medical Oncology : Brussels, BE

2001 to present | Active
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American Society of Clinical Oncology: Alexandria, VA, US

1995 to present | Active
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American Association for Cancer Research: Philadelphia, PA, US

1994 to present | Active
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