| Titels | Prof. dr. |
| Initials | P.F.M. |
| Main position | Hoogleraar KU Leuven |
| Disciplines | Life sciences, medicine and health care |
| Life sciences | |
| Physiology | |
| Chair | Biotechnologie |
| Domain | Medical, Biomedical and Health Sciences |
| Foreign Member of Medical, Biomedical and Health Sciences | |
| Employed by |
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Dep. Oncologie, VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology, bus 912 Herestraat 49 BE 3000 Leuven Belgium tel. +32 16 373 204 |
Peter Carmeliet is internationally renowned for his research on the growth and functioning of blood vessels. He showed which signalling molecules play a role in the formation of new blood vessels. He has also investigated vascular growth in tumours. Carmeliet’s research led to a drug that prevents oxygen and nutrients from reaching medulloblastoma, the most common malignant brain tumour in children. Another of his studies could lead to a more effective treatment for ALS.