Hidde Ploegh is a Dutch immunologist born in 1953 in the Netherlands. He studied biology and chemistry at the University of Groningen and obtained his PhD from Leiden University, conducting research at Harvard. Ploegh has held positions at the University of Cologne and the Netherlands Cancer Institute before becoming a professor at MIT and the Harvard Medical School. His research focuses on the MHC system's synthesis and transport, antigen presentation manipulation by viruses, and the cellular proteasome system. He has received multiple awards for his contributions to science.
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Meaning of the name - Hidde
Possibly derived from Old Germanic elements, such as *hild* meaning 'battle'.
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Hidde Ploegh belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Netherlands
Educated At: University of Groningen | Leiden University
Occupation: immunologist | university teacher
Employers: Boston Children's Hospital | Utrecht University | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Leiden University | Harvard University
Awards Received: Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | EMBO Membership | InBev-Baillet Latour Health Prize | National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award | German Immunology Prize
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.
Ephemeris for January 7, 1953
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 7, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for January 7, 2025 |
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| Sun | 17 Capricorn 7 | 17 Capricorn 39 | 29 Pisces 47 |
| Moon | 9 Libra 2 | 27 Aries 1 | 10 Gemini 23 |
| Mercury | 1 Capricorn 42 | 28 Sagittarius 58 | 25 Pisces 41 |
| Venus | 2 Pisces 32 | 4 Pisces 47 | 1 Taurus 13 |
| Mars | 6 Pisces 1 | 29 Cancer 32 | 0 Taurus 19 |
| Jupiter | 10 Taurus 46 | 12 Gemini 33 | 18 Taurus 58 |
| Saturn | 27 Libra 5 | 15 Pisces 0 | 26 Libra 19 |
| Uranus | 16 Cancer 30 | 23 Taurus 30 | 14 Cancer 28 |
| Neptune | 23 Libra 48 | 27 Pisces 24 | 23 Libra 7 |
| Pluto | 22 Leo 49 | 1 Aquarius 16 | 21 Leo 12 |
| Rahu | 13 Aquarius 43 | 1 Aries 8 | 9 Aquarius 54 |
| Ketu | 13 Leo 43 | 1 Libra 8 | 9 Leo 54 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2025
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.Hidde Ploegh's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars square Saturn
Exact: 11 January, 2025 - Mars opposition Sun
Exact: 10 February, 2025 - Jupiter trine Rahu
Exact: 22 March, 2025 - Mars square Saturn
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Mars aspects Mars
Exact: 01 May, 2025 - Jupiter trine Saturn
Exact: 31 May, 2025 - Mars opposition Venus
Exact: 20 June, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Mercury
Exact: 20 June, 2025 - Jupiter trine Venus
Exact: 20 June, 2025 - Jupiter trine Mars
Exact: 10 July, 2025 - Saturn square Mercury
Exact: 10 July, 2025 - Mars square Mercury
Exact: 09 August, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Sun
Exact: 29 August, 2025 - Mars conjunction Saturn
Exact: 18 September, 2025 - Mars opposition Jupiter
Exact: 08 October, 2025 - Mars square Venus
Exact: 07 November, 2025 - Mars conjunction Mercury
Exact: 17 December, 2025
