In the interplay of research and ' personalized medicine ' biobanks are a necessary requirement. Since there is scarcity of cells and tissues we wish to set up a ' virtual ' biobank of lung diseases. In so doing, we strive for country-wide availability of biobank information for research, in combination with adequate clinical data.
The task force
- Wim Timens, chair, Prof MD PhD, pathologist UMCG Groningen
- Leo Koenderman, vice-chair, Prof PhD, immunologist, Dpt Pulmonary diseases, UMCU, Utrecht
- Annemie Schols, vice-chair, Prof PhD, researcher nutrition and metabolism, MUMC, Maastricht
- Mieke Dentener, PhD, researcher pulmonary diseases, MUMC, Maastricht
- Katrien Grünberg, PhD, patholoog, RadboudUMCNijmegen
- Martijn Nawijn, PhD, researcher medical biology, UMCG Groningen
- Jan von der Thusen, MD PhD, patholoog, ErasmusMC, Den Haag/Rotterdam
- Gerry Wagenaar, PhD, researcher, head lab of neonatology, LUMC, Leiden
- Hendrien Witte, directoar patint organisation Lung Foundation