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Greet Van Den Berghe is a Professor of Medicine and Head of the Department & Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine at KU Leuven – University of Leuven, Belgium. With over 280 peer-reviewed publications, she specializes in the endocrinology of critical illness, focusing on metabolic and endocrine responses to stress, mitochondria, autophagy, and epigenetics.
- Positions:
- Head, Department & Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine (2002–present)
- Chair, Department of Acute Medical Sciences (2005–2012)
- Professor of Medicine (1995–present)
Research Focus:
Her work bridges translational research and clinical studies, targeting critical illness, metabolic stress responses, and endocrine dysfunction in ICU settings. She pioneered research on insulin therapy in critical care and nutritional support protocols.
Grants & Honors:
- ERC Advanced Grant (2012)
- Methusalem Grantee (2008–2022)
- Fellow, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (2011)
- Leopoldina German National Academy of Sciences (2013)
Leadership & Recognition:
She has chaired academic departments, served on ERC panels, and received multiple awards for her groundbreaking work, including the Stoutenbeek Award (2009) and Förderpreis Intensivmedizin (2002).
