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, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for January 7, 2026 |
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| Sun | 17 Capricorn 7 | 17 Capricorn 24 | 0 Aries 47 |
| Moon | 9 Libra 2 | 13 Virgo 17 | 23 Gemini 27 |
| Mercury | 1 Capricorn 42 | 9 Capricorn 1 | 24 Pisces 47 |
| Venus | 2 Pisces 32 | 17 Capricorn 39 | 1 Taurus 18 |
| Mars | 6 Pisces 1 | 17 Capricorn 50 | 1 Taurus 2 |
| Jupiter | 10 Taurus 46 | 20 Cancer 28 | 19 Taurus 9 |
| Saturn | 27 Libra 5 | 26 Pisces 30 | 26 Libra 15 |
| Uranus | 16 Cancer 30 | 27 Taurus 47 | 14 Cancer 28 |
| Neptune | 23 Libra 48 | 29 Pisces 35 | 23 Libra 6 |
| Pluto | 22 Leo 49 | 2 Aquarius 55 | 21 Leo 11 |
| Rahu | 13 Aquarius 43 | 11 Pisces 48 | 9 Aquarius 51 |
| Ketu | 13 Leo 43 | 11 Virgo 48 | 9 Leo 51 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2026
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.Hidde Ploegh's 2026 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars aspects Ketu
Exact: 01 January, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Sun
Exact: 31 January, 2026 - Mars conjunction Rahu
Exact: 10 February, 2026 - Mars opposition Ketu
Exact: 10 February, 2026 - Saturn square Mercury
Exact: 02 March, 2026 - Rahu conjunction Mars
Exact: 11 April, 2026 - Mars opposition Moon
Exact: 21 April, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Sun
Exact: 21 April, 2026 - Saturn opposition Moon
Exact: 01 May, 2026 - Rahu conjunction Venus
Exact: 20 June, 2026 - Mars aspects Mercury
Exact: 30 June, 2026 - Jupiter conjunction Ketu
Exact: 29 August, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Rahu
Exact: 29 August, 2026 - Mars opposition Sun
Exact: 08 September, 2026 - Mars aspects Mars
Exact: 08 October, 2026 - Saturn opposition Moon
Exact: 28 October, 2026 - Mars opposition Mars
Exact: 17 December, 2026
