Diether Lambrechts

{{Short description|Belgian researcher (born 1976)}}

{{BLP sources|date=September 2016}}

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|birth_date = 2 August 1976

|birth_place = Hasselt

|nationality = Belgian

|field = Genetics
Bioinformatics
Oncology

|work_institutions = KU Leuven
VIB

|alma_mater = KU Leuven

|doctoral_advisor = Peter Carmeliet

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Diether Lambrechts (born 1976)[https://www.cnr.it/sigla/genericdownload/CV%20D.%20LAMBRECHTS.pdf?nodeRef=9c05058e-6304-4b87-a391-1c3c9484a13e;1.0 Curriculum Vitae] is a Belgian geneticist and professor at the KU Leuven and VIB. He is the director of the Vesalius Research Center. Lambrechts is known for his multidisciplinary approach to dissecting tumor biology.[http://www.vib.be/en/news/Pages/Multidisciplinary-approach-for-groundbreaking-study-on-tumor-epigenetics.aspx]"Multidisciplinary approach for groundbreaking study on tumor epigenetics" Major scientific contributions include identifying oxygen supply regulation as an anti-cancer treatment strategy.[https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160817142914.htm]"Normalizing tumor oxygen supply could be key factor in the fight against cancer"

In 2013, Lambrechts was awarded an ERC Consolidator award.[http://www.vib.be/en/news/Pages/Opnieuw-3-ERC-beurzen-voor-VIB-wetenschappers-.aspx] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118215040/http://www.vib.be/en/news/Pages/Opnieuw-3-ERC-beurzen-voor-VIB-wetenschappers-.aspx |date=18 January 2017 }}"ERC-grants for three VIB scientists"