Declaration of interest

Name:
Petra De Sutter
Place of main employment (name of hospital, university, company, agency or any other institute or organisation):
Ghent University Hospital Ghent Fertility and Stem cell Team
City:
Gent
Country:
Belgium
Biography:
Curriculum vitae Petra De Sutter Born 10 June 1963, Oudenaarde (Belgium) Gender: female Married, one son, Tom, 21 years old Medical / academic CV: -Medical doctor, Gent University 1987 -Obstetrician-gynecologist, Gent University 1994 -PhD’s in biomedical sciences, 1991 and 1994 -Professor Reproductive medicine, University Gent, since 2000 -Head Dept Reproductive Medicine, University Hospital Gent, since 2006 -Member of the ethics committee of University Hospital Gent, 2007-2014 -Member of College of the Belgian High Health Council, 2009-2014 -Member of the French Agence de la Biomédecine, 2012-2014 -Member of the Belgian Royal Academy of Medicine, since 2009 -Member executive committee European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, since 2013 -Member of the board of governors of Gent University, since 2014 -Member of the board of governors of Gent University Hospital, since 2014 Academic interests: bio-ethics of reproduction, womens’ health, human fertility and embryology, stem cell biology Publications: more than 400 academic papers, several books and book chapters Political CV: -Appointed Senator for the Flemish Green party (Groen), Belgian Senate, since 2014: -committee on institutional affairs (rapporteur for three reports so far) -committee on European affairs -Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), since 2014: -committee on migration, refugees and displaced persons (one report) -committee on social affairs, health and sustainable development (two reports) -Member of the Belgian APPG on population and development, since 2014 -Member of the board of the European Parliamentary Forum (EPF) on Population and Development, since 2015 -Chair of the Socialist Women's Working Group at the PACE, since 2015 -Member of the bureau of the Socialist Group at PACE, since 2015 -Vice-chair of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons, PACE, since 2016 Political interests: human rights (esp. women, sexual minorities, refugees), European affairs, sexual and reproductive health and rights, LGBTQI rights, health and environment
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further details:
unrestricted educational grants to University Hospital by Cook, Finox and Ferring.
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further details:
MP Belgian senate and parliamentary Assembly Council of Europe
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further details:
ongoing sponsored clinical studies in the field of infertility, for information contact study coordinator Sara Somers (sara.somers@uzgent.be)
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