Paul Brombacher

Paul Jacob Brombacher (10 October 1930 – 2 July 2020) was a Dutch clinical chemist, professor at Maastricht University and the head clinical chemist at De Wever Hospital in Heerlen.

Brombacher at his desk in De Wever Hospital

Personal life

Paul Brombacher was born on 10 October 1930 in Rotterdam, Netherlands and died on 2 July 2020 in Heerlen, Netherlands.[1] His wife, Prijna Everdina Brombacher-Binnendijk was born in Noordwijk, Netherlands on 23 October 1931 and died on 6 April 2021 in Heerlen.[2]

Paul spoke fluent Dutch, German, English, Italian, French and intermediate Spanish, Hebrew and Arabic.[3]

Academic career

In 1955, Brombacher completed a Master's degree in Chemistry with a minor in Physiology at the Free University of Amsterdam.[4] Afterwards he worked as a clinical chemist in the Antoni van Leeuwenhoekziekenhuis (hospital) of the Netherlands Cancer Institute. In 1960, he became the head of the clinical chemistry laboratory of the Weesperplein hospital and the clinical chemistry research laboratory of the Free University of Amsterdam. In April 1964, he became the new head clinical chemist at St Joseph's Hospital (later renamed to De Wever Hospital) in Heerlen, Netherlands.[5]

On 9 May 1975, he received a Doctor of Medicine from the Free University of Amsterdam. His research on adrenal cortex hormones took place entirely in De Wever Hospital. Despite not being funded, he continued his research during his private time due to the lack of a research budget.[4]

In December 1994 he retired from De Wever Hospital after working there for thirty years, and later in 1995 he retired from professorship at the Rijksuniversiteit Limburg (now Maastricht University).[3]

Publications

He was the Dutch national editor of the European Journal of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Biochemistry in 1991.[6] He was the lead author for works in the following peer-reviewed journals:

Awards
  • 1991 he received the Gorter en De Graaff-prijs (Gorter and De Graaf Prize) for his clinical chemistry work.[14]
  • Officer In 1994 he became an officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau.[15]

References
  1. "Overlijdensbericht Prof. dr. Paul Jacob Brombacher" [Obituary of Prof. Dr. Paul Jacob Brombacher]. De Limburger (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  2. "Overlijdensbericht Prijna Everdina Brombacher-Binnendijk" [Obituary of Prijna Everdina Brombacher-Binnendijk]. De Limburger (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  3. Goossen, Hans (14 December 1994). "Klinisch Chemicus Paul Brombacher verlaat De Wever 'Ziekenhuis is geen schoenfabriek'" [Clinical Chemist Paul Brombacher leaves De Wever. 'Hospital is not a shoe factory'] (PDF). Limburgs Dagblad (in Dutch).
  4. "De Promotie van Dr. Brombacher: Heerlens Chemicus werd doctor in geneeskunde" [The Promotion of Dr. Brombacher: Heerlen Chemist becomes Doctor of Medicine] (PDF). Limburgs Dagblad (in Dutch). 10 May 1975.
  5. "Aan St Jozefziekenhuis, Dhr. Brombacher opvolger van dr. Hollman" [To St Joseph's Hospital, Mr. Brombacher succeeds Dr. Hollman] (PDF). De Nieuwe Limburger (in Dutch). 14 December 1963.
  6. "Editorials". European Journal of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Biochemistry. 29: 1–2. 1991. doi:10.1515/cclm.1991.29.1.1. ISSN 1437-4331.
  7. Brombacher, P. J.; Cremers, H. M. H. G.; Mol, M. J.; Muijrers, P. H. J.; Van Der Plas, P. M.; Verheesen, P. E. (1977-03-15). "A gas chromatographic method for the estimation of phenprocoumon, 3-(1-phenyl-propyl)-4-hydroxycoumarin (marcoumar®, liquamar®), in human serum or plasma". Clinica Chimica Acta. 75 (3): 443–448. doi:10.1016/0009-8981(77)90364-3. ISSN 0009-8981. PMID 856495.
  8. Brombacher, P.J.; Gijzen, A.H.J.; Janssens, H.H.P.; Soons, M.P.J. (January 1975). "The raising and characterization of cortisol-binding antiserum". Clinica Chimica Acta. 58 (2): 173–176. doi:10.1016/S0009-8981(75)80009-X. PMID 1122640.
  9. Brombacher, P.J.; Gijzen, A.H.J.; Soons, M.P.J. (February 1972). "A systematic investigation on the assay of vitamin b12 in serum by radio-isotope dilution". Clinica Chimica Acta. 36 (2): 493–498. doi:10.1016/0009-8981(72)90025-3. PMID 4550435.
  10. Brombacher, P J; Henkel, E; Kessler, A C; Van Dieijen-Visser, M P (September 1988). "Multicentre Study of a New Test for TSH-Screening in Blood Spots". Annals of Clinical Biochemistry: International Journal of Laboratory Medicine. 25 (5): 530–535. doi:10.1177/000456328802500509. ISSN 0004-5632. PMID 3069046.
  11. Brombacher, P J; Gijzen, A H J; Verheesen, P E (1 November 1968). "Rapid Methods for the Determination of Pregnanediol in Urine". Clinical Chemistry. 14 (11): 1091–1096. doi:10.1093/clinchem/14.11.1091. PMID 5721970.
  12. Brombacher, P.J.; Maesen, F.P.V.; Gijzen, A.H.J. (February 1975). "1-18 Corticotrophin and Allergy to Tetracosactrin-Depot". The Lancet. 305 (7904): 456. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(75)91528-7. PMID 48646. S2CID 6899162.
  13. Brombacher, Paul; Cremers, H. M.; Verheesen, P. E.; Quanjel-Schreurs, R. A. (1977-01-01). "Quantitative determination of sodium-o-[(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-amino]phenylacetate (diclofenac) in human blood plasma or serum". Drug Research. 27 (8): 1597–1599. PMID 303107.
  14. "Prijzen" [Prizes]. Nederlandse Vereniging voor Klinische Chemie en Laboratoriumgeneeskunde (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  15. "Brombacher Officier in Orde van Oranje Nassau" [Officer Brombacher in the Order of Orange Nassau] (PDF). De Limburger (in Dutch). 19 December 1994.
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