▁of ▁the ▁nucle ot ide ▁exc ision ▁repair . ▁ ▁Bo ots ma ▁retired ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁succeeded ▁as ▁group ▁research ▁leader ▁by ▁. ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁and ▁dist in ctions ▁Bo ots ma ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁M ole cular ▁Bi ology ▁Organ ization ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Netherlands ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁Bo ots ma ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Academia ▁Europ ae a . ▁ ▁Bo ots ma ▁and ▁Jan ▁H oe ij m akers ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁Louis - Je ant et ▁Prize ▁for ▁Medicine . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Bo ots ma ▁held ▁the ▁Rog ier ▁So her ▁L ect ure ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Agency ▁for ▁Research ▁on ▁Can cer . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁Mau ro ▁Bas ch iro tto ▁Award ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Society ▁of ▁Human ▁Gen et ics . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Bo ots ma ' s ▁discovery ▁of ▁the ▁relation ▁between ▁chron ic ▁my el ogen ous ▁le uk emia ▁and ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁chrom os ome ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁the ▁Dutch ▁canon ▁of ▁medicine . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : D utch ▁gen etic ists ▁Category : Er as mus ▁University ▁Rot ter dam ▁fac ulty