!!Henk van der Molen - curriculum vitae

__Academic qualifications__
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*1953 - 1959 Study (Bio)chemistry, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
*1959 Doctoral examination University of Utrecht. Main subjects: Analytical chemistry, Biochemistry
*1961 Ph.D. thesis on “Infrared Spectrometry of Steroids”, submitted to the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
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__Positions held__
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*1990 - 2001 President (chairman of the board) of the Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
*1996 - 2004 Board of Trustees (vice-chairman) of TNO (Netherlands Organization of Applied research)
*1986 - 1991 Director-General of The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO,previously ZWO)
*1980 - 1986 Dean Medical School, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
*1970 - 1990 Professor of Chemical Endocrinology, Head of Department of Biochemistry II, Medical school, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
*1966 - 1970 Reader in Biochemistry, Medical School, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
*1962 - 1963 Steroid Training Course, Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A
*1959 - 1969 Head of the laboratory of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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__Other scientific activities__
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In 1974 a new journal MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINLOGY was started. I was Managing Editor from 1974-1980. The journal which is presently in its 47th year and has published as of 2020 more than 500 volumes.
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*European Science Foundation (ESF) 1986 - 1991
**Member of the Executive Council
**Member and chairman of the European Scientific Research Councils (ESCR)
**Member of the European Medical Research Councils (EMRC)
*Academia Europaea
**1989 elected as member of Academia Europaea
**1996 - 2001 Vice-President of Academia Europaea
*Euroscience
**Member of the Governing Board (1997-2001)
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Other activities Memberships of several national and international scientific organizations and local organizations in Rotterdam.
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__Scientific publications__
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A complete list of scientific activities (research interests, published papers and books) and activities in scientific organizations during the period 1959 – 1990 is available.