International Collaborations:
D. Sudhaker Rao
danrao47@yahoo.com, SRAO1@hfhs.org
Board Certifications:
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine: Endocrinology & Metabolism
Medical School Education:
Gandhi Medical College Osmania University – Graduation Date: 12/01/1969
Post Graduate Education:
Booth Memorial Medical Center (NY)
Henry Ford Hospital (MI) – Endocrinology
Dr. D. Sudhaker Rao (born May 11, 1947) is a medical doctor at Henry Ford Hospital of Wayne County, Michigan. He specializes inbone and mineral metabolism and endocrinology, specifically in hyperparathyroidism, osteomalacia, and bone histomorphometry
Stuart H Ralston
Stuart H Ralston graduated in Medicine from Glasgow University in 1978 and underwent higher medical training in General Internal Medicine and Rheumatology. He previously held the chair of Medicine and Bone Metabolism at the University of Aberdeen and moved to Edinburgh University in 2005 when he now holds the Arthritis Research UK Chair of Rheumatology.
He is currently director of Edinburgh University’s online distance learning MSc in clinical trials and was director of Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit between 2009 and 2016. He holds an honorary consultant rheumatologist position with NHS Lothian where he is clinical lead for the osteoporosis service and clinical director of the rheumatology service. Professor Ralston has researched widely on the molecular and genetic basis of osteoporosis and other bone and joint diseases. He has a special interest in the pathogenesis and management of Paget’s disease of bone. He is joint editor-in-chief of Calcified Tissue International and editor of Davidson’s Principles and Practice of Medicine. He currently chairs the Commission for Human Medicines for the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Authority of the UK
Qualifications
1978, Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, University of Glasgow, MB ChB
1987, Doctor of Medicine, University of Glasgow, MD
2015, Honorary Fellow of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine, FFPM
2005, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, FRSE
1999, Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, FMedSci
1994, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh, FRCP (Edin)
1980, Member of the Royal College of Physicians, MRCP
Wim Van Hul
Master in Biochemistry, University of Antwerp
Ph.D. in molecular biology and genetics, University of Antwerp
Employment
1993-1996: Postdoc at the Center of Medical Genetics, Antwerp
1997- 2005: Assistent Professor, University of Antwerp
2006- present : Full Professor of molecular biology and genetics, University of Antwerp
2013-present: chair of the education committee Biomedical Sciences
Thesis (PhD)
Genetic and physical analysis of human chromosome 21Q: implications for Alzheimer’s disease. Antwerp, 1993.
Research
H-index=53. Total number of citations: > 12800
Author/coauthor more than 210 papers (including nature, science, cell, nature genetics, nature medicine, endocrine reviews, Journal of clinical investigation, EMBO journal,…)
Promotor of 17 finished PhD-theses and currently mentor of 5 PhD-students