Jan Tytgat

Jan Tytgat is full professor and head of Toxicology & Pharmacology at the Universiteit of Leuven (KU Leuven, Belgium). He obtained a Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences and went on to obtain a PhD in physiology at KU Leuven. From 1990-1992 he attended Harvard Medical School in Boston (USA) for postdoctoral training. He is the author of more than 380 scientific publications ((ORCID: 0000-0003-1778-6022; h-index 61) and several books. He holds a patent for the treatment of intoxication caused by Cnidaria. He has received several awards, including the international Redi Award from the International Society on Toxinology (IST) (2024).