There is already much important research ongoing in the Netherlands, but more research is still needed. Cross-fertilization will lead to innovative and high-quality research. Ultimately this will increase the chance of breakthroughs.
The task force
- Pieter Hiemstra, chair, Prof PhD, Cell Biologie & Immunologie LUMC Leiden
- Jan Grutters, vice-chair, Prof MD PhD, Pulmonologist, Antonius Ziekenhuis Nieuwegein
- Toin van Kuppevelt, PhD, researcher Biochemistry, RadboudUmc Nijmegen
- Frances de Man, MD PhD, researcher Pulmonary health care, VUmc Amsterdam
- Peter Merkus, MD PhD, pediatric pulmonologist, RadboudUmc Nijmegen
- Tom van der Poll, Prof MD PhD, researcher infectious diseases, AMC Amsterdam
- Robbert Rottier, PhD, researcher Moleculaire Biologie, Erasmus Rotterdam
- Martina Schmidt, Prof PhD, Molecular Pharmacology, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
- Dick Tibboel, Prof MD PhD, pediatric surgeon, ErasmusMC Rotterdam
- Gerry Wagenaar, PhD, researcher and head of laboratory of neonatology, LUMC, Leiden
- Saskia Weldam, verplegingswetenschapper, epidemioloog, UMC Utrecht
- Marlies Wijsenbeek, MD PhD, pulmonologist, ErasmucMC Rotterdam
- Brigitte Willemse, MD PhD, pediatric pulmonologist, UMCG Groningen