Master in Biology UNamur (1979), PhD (1983), researcher of the National Fund for Scientific Research (1979-1995), member of the academic staff of the Dpt Biology at the UNamur since 1995, emeritus since octobre 2019 - first focus on ageing and inflammation in mesenchymal cells and later on macrophage and endothelial cell biology in the context of atherosclerosis - 179 publications with 9381 citations (h index of 47) with 418 co-authors. Vice-rector for research at the UNamur (2015-17).