Mission and vision
The Amsterdam UMC Institute for Immunology and Infectious diseases (AI&I) is dedicated to unravel the complexities of the immune system in disease as well as healthy state and infectious diseases.
Mission: Our mission is to foster groundbreaking research, stimulate innovation, and translate discoveries into tangible benefits for human health. We do so by empowering and leveraging the specific strengths of our two scientific programs, Immunology and Infectious diseases, while also actively fostering synergy between these programs and connecting with our strategic partners and other institutes.
Vision: Our vision is of a world where science transcends boundaries, where infectious diseases no longer pose insurmountable challenges, and where in-depth immunological insights in inflammatory processes, autoimmune diseases and cancer lead to new horizons via novel clinical interventions.
Directors of AI&I
Board members Immunology
Theme leaders Immunology program
- Immune Homeostasis: Jan van den Bossche, Jochem Bernink and Joep Grootjans
- Immune Activation: Derk Amsen, Marten Hoeksema and Arjan Kwakernaak
- Immunomonitoring: Conny van der Laken, Juan Garcia-Vallejo and Theo Rispens
- Immunomoulation: Marjolein van Egmond, Joep Killestein and Marleen van de Sande
Topic leaders Immunology program
Cancer Immunology: Joke den Haan, Tanja de Gruijl and Idris Bahce
- Autoimmunity and Inflammatory diseases: GertJan Wolbink, Marc Hilhorst and Lisa van Baarsen
- Gastrointestinal Immunology: Gert Bouma, Joep Derikx and Anje te Velde
- Cardiovascular Immunology: Frances de Man, Jaap van Buul and Jeffrey Kroon
- Neuro-immunology: Gijs Kooij, Filip Eftimov and Wouter de Jonge
- Allergies: Hetty Bontkes, Sietze Reitsma and Tim van der Houwen
- Immunodeficiencies: Taco Kuijpers and Godelieve de Bree
Board members Infectious diseases
Theme leaders Infectious diseases program
- Host-microbe Interactions: Jeroen den Dunnen, Vanessa Harris and Nina van Sorge
- Public & Global Health: Sabine Hermans, Constance Schultsz and Henry de Vries
- Diagnostics & Therapeutics : Lieuwe Bos, Janke Schinkel and Joost Wiersinga
- Vaccines & other Preventive Strategies: Marit van Gils, Bram Goorhuis and Janneke Heijne
Topic leaders Infectious diseases program
- Sepsis & complex bacterial infections : Tom van der Poll, Kim Sigaloff and Bas Haak
- Respiratory infections: Colin Russell, Matthijs Welkers and Josje Altenburg
- Neurological infections: Matthijs Brouwer and Martijn van der Kuip
- Vector-borne & Tropical infections: Martin Grobusch, Paula Ristow and Henk Schallig
- HIV, viral hepatitis & STI’s: Rogier Sanders, Godelieve de Bree and Marc van der Valk
- Antimicrobial resistance: Jan Prins, Sacha Kuil and Alex Speer
- Post-acute infection syndromes: Michele van Vugt, Jos Bosch and Steven Chamuleau
Support staff of AI&I
Yvonne Duiker
Tine Sibbing
Judith Lubbers - Glim
Esmée Vesseur
AI&I Business Development team
Dilek Yusuf
Pieter Slijkerman
Wim Meijberg
Committees of AI&I
Annual Meeting & Seminars Committee
Chair: Prof.dr. Derk Amsen
Committee members: Prof. dr. Tanja de Gruijl, Dr. Henk Schallig, Dr. Alsya Affandi, Dr. Brenda Raud and Merve Kocyigit
PR & Public Outreach Committee
Chair: Esmée Vesseur
Committee members: Dr. Hessel Peters-Sengers, Shalmalee Kharkar, Yvonne Duiker, Judith Glim-Lubbers and Tine Sibbing
Core Facilities Committee
Chair: Dr. Jasper Koning,
Committee members: Dr. Adithya Sridhar, Dr. Alex de Vos; Dr. Febe van Maldegem, Dr. Jasper Koning, Dr. Lisa van Baarsen Dr. Marit van Gils, Nienke Haverkate and Adithya Sridhar
Valorization Committee
Chair: Prof. dr. Conny van der Laken
Committee members: Prof. dr. Rosalie Luiten, Dilek Yusuf, Dr. Gijs Kooij, Dr. Oliver Chen and Kathelijn Verdeyen
Collaboration & Synergy Committee
Chairs: t.b.a.
Committee members: Dr. Vanessa Harris, Dr. Janneke Heijne, Dr. Sabine Hermans, Dr. Jan van den Bossche, Dr. Jeroen den Dunnen, Prof. dr. Yvette van Kooyk and Myrthe van Delft
Educational Programs, Courses & Talent Development Committee
Chair: Dr. Nicole van der Wel
Committee members: Dr. Juan Garcia Vallejo, Dr. Yvonne Pannekoek, Dr. Eddy Wierenga, Dr. Rieneke van der Ven, Dr. Niekie Spoorenberg, Dr. Marleen van de Sande, Dr. Bianca Blom, Dr. Oliver Chen and Pien van Paassen
Grants & Stipends Committee
Chair: Dr. Joke den Haan
Committee members: Dr. Elena Rampanelli, Dr. Marten Hoeksema, Dr. Lia van der Hoek, Dr. Kees van 't Veer, Dr. Lieuwe Bos, Dr. IR. Nicole van der Wel, Dr. ING. Sandra van Vliet, Dr. Marieke Fransen and Dr. Sofia Ibanez Molero
Postdoc committee
Commitee members: Dr. Alsya Affandi, Dr. Merijn Bijlsma, Dr. Melissa van Gool, Dr. Myrthe van Delft, Dr. Fleur Peters, Dr. Sofia Ibanez Molero and Dr. Oliver Chen
PhD student committee
Committee members: Laura Fernandez, Anita Lygeroudi, Rianne van der Burgt, Merve Kocyigit and Kate Mudie
Technician committee
Committee members: Nienke Haverkate MSc, Tanja Kaptein MSc, Laura Kruijssen MSc, BEng Katarina Olesek, BEng Kim Schipper and BEng Sander Spiekstra
