Robrecht Thoonen, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow
Molecular Cardiology Research Center

Tufts Medical Center

800 Washington Street, Box 080

Boston, MA 02111

617-636-1441

Robrecht Thoonen

Dr. Robrecht Thoonen received his B.S. in Biology (2001) and his M.S.in Biotechnology Cum Laude (2003) from Ghent University in Belgium. He then earned his Ph.D. in Science – Biotechnology (2010) from the Department of Molecular Biomedical Research at Ghent University. In his Ph.D. studies Dr Thoonen investigated the physiological and pathophysiological role of soluble Guanylate Cyclase by the generation and characterization of apo-soluble Guanylate Cyclase mice in the Brouckaert laboratory, a work that was rewarded with the Young Investigator Award at the 4th International Conference on cGMP in Regensburg, Germany. He recently joined the MCRC where he is currently investigating the role of Regulator of G-Protein Signaling 2 (RGS2) in smooth muscle cells in addition to further exploring the vascular phenotype of the apo-sGC mice.