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Jean-Jacques Cassiman is currently division head of the Centre for Human Genetics at the Catholic University of Leuven.After graduating from the department of medicine of the Catholic University of Leuven in 1967, professor Cassiman worked as a clinical fellow for five years at Stanford University, USA.For his research on human genetics, dr. Cassiman received numerous awards, including the 1998 Franqui Chair at the Universite Catholique de Louvain and the title of Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iuliu Hatieganu, Romania.He has organized numerous international symposia and congresses and is a member of various scientific commissions and societies. he was secretary-general of the European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) for six years, liaison officer for the ESHG to the International Federation of Human genetic Societies, secretary-general of the European Platform for Patient Organizations Science and Industry (EPPOSI), vice- president of the Flemish Institute for Technological and Societal issues (ViWTA) member of the OECD task force on Biological resource centers.He is a member of several editorial boards, including the "European Journal of Human Genetics" and the "Journal of Applied Genetics".In 2004, French historians approached dr. Cassiman to find out whether the supposed body of Napoleon Bonaparte buried in Paris was truly his.