Pierre De Meyts

Pierre De Meyts (1944-2025) was a Belgian physician and biochemist known for his research on fine chemical and kinetic aspects of ligand-receptor interaction, subunit assembly, and specific metabolic (as well as mitogenic) effects of hormones typically causing receptor tyrosine kinase activation such as insulin and insulin-like growth factors (IGFs). He has also studied receptor signalling for other peptide hormones such as growth hormone and relaxin, and key pathophysiological aspects of diabetes mellitus. De Meyts held professorial posts for over three decades at several European and United States institutions. After retirement, he returned to Belgium and continued as an emeritus professor in the Science Faculty at the Université Catholique de Louvain, and at the De Duve Institute in Brussels. While living in Denmark (1990-2010) he occupied executive research positions at Novo Nordisk. De Meyts (a.k.a. Chuck) was also known as a science cartoonist. Provided by Wikipedia