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Welcome to the Website of the Rega Institute for Medical Research.
The Rega Institute was founded in 1954 by Professor Piet De Somer and named after the 18th century filantropist and professor Josephus Rega of Leuven. It hosts part of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology. Since its inception, the Rega Institute hosts also the Section of Medicinal Chemistry of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and it is thus a true interdepartmental and interdisciplinary research institute. The Rega Institute has always been a jewel in the crown of research and innovation at the University of Leuven on the basis of publications, citations and prestigious scientific prizes of its members.
For a brief history and research accomplishments of the Rega Institute, the reader is referred to the portfolio, edited at the occasion of the 50th anniversary in 2004, and to the Rega Institute Bibliography with more than 6600 research publications in 2017. |