Joep Geraedts

Joep Geraedts (17 April 1948 – 25 December 2022) was a Dutch academic.

Joep Geraedts
Born(1948-04-17)17 April 1948
Swalmen, Netherlands
Died25 December 2022(2022-12-25) (aged 74)
Maastricht, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Occupationacademic

Biography

Geraedts was born in Swalmen in 1948. He studied biology at the Nijmegen University. He did his his PhD research in Leiden.[1]

He was the first professor of Genetics and Cell Biology at the Maastricht University. He was a professor for more than 30 years, between 1982 and 2013. He was also founder and head of the Department of Clinical Genetics at the University Hospital of Maastricht.[2]

Geraedts died in Maastricht on 25 December 2022, at the age of 74.[1][3][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "In memoriam Joep Geraedts". Maastricht University. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Overlijdensbericht: Joep Geraedts". Vereniging Klinische Genetica Nederland (in Nederlands). 24 December 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  3. "Manjefieke Rector van der NUL Joep Geraedts overleden". L1 (in Nederlands). 10 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.