As shared via social media, a delegation to Boston from Belgium celebrated the election of Belgian scientist and physician Peter Carmeliet to the Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ in 2021. A professor at the Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Dr. Carmeliet specializes in angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels.

The gathering included (left to right) Luc Sels (KU Leuven), Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ member Rakesh Jain (Harvard Medical School), Chair of the Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾â€™s Board of Directors Nancy C. Andrews (Boston Children’s Hospital), Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid (Belgium), new Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ member Peter Carmeliet (KU Leuven), and Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ member Michael A. Gimbrone, Jr. (Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Harvard University).