Program support: Inge van Strien-Knippenberg
Contact: aph.qualityofcare@amsterdamumc.nl
We aim to optimize quality of care to make healthcare more patient-centered, sustainable, and available for everyone
Our “DNA”
Our identity
As researchers, we feel involved in contributing to the quality of care by conducting excellent scientific research. Integrity, innovation and quality of our research are of key importance. We share the drive and responsibility to have societal impact. We do this by initiating, executing, valorizing and implementing research. Our mission and motivation bring us together and give color and a common purpose to our joint activities. Our program is unique because of its broad support base and multidisciplinary approach to improve the quality of healthcare.
Our ambition
Our ambition is to monitor and improve the quality of healthcare through scientific research and by training the researchers and healthcare professionals of the future. Together we conduct high quality research to 1) optimize the quality of care for patients throughout the entire life cycle, 2) make healthcare more patient-centered, sustainable and available to everyone, and 3) deploy healthy healthcare professionals. We take ethical issues and legal aspects into account in all our activities. In doing so, we enable mutual connections between researchers so that they can reinforce, inspire, stimulate and collaborate effectively in their research activities.
Mission and goals
In the Quality of Care research program solid research is performed aiming to optimize quality of care for individuals and groups of patients, to make healthcare more patient-centered, sustainable, and available for everyone and taking ethical issues and legal aspects into account.
We do this by: (1) improving Quality of Care across disciplines (e.g. internal medicine, acute care, surgery, ophthalmology, midwifery, ear-nose and throat, palliative care, genetics); (2) improving management of care, via implementation, supporting communication and the utilization of remote (e-health and m-health) care, and multidisciplinary teams, and (3) monitoring (patient-specific) outcomes (e.g. quality of life, patient safety) and societal impact.
Program leaders
Research themes
The Quality of Care research programs roadmap 2020-2023 comprises the following themes:
Research
The main goals of the ‘Research’ domain focus on internal collaboration and cohesion, and on the promotion of national and international visibility and consolidation. We strive to continuously enhance the connection/collaboration between QoC researchers, but also with researchers from other institutions. In addition, we aim to develop and execute joint research proposals. To gain more national and international visibility we aim to stimulate the organization of (international) conferences, and to increase scientific output by QoC researchers.
Society
The main goals of the ‘Society’ domain focus on connecting projects to societal themes, consolidate QoC as an active societal organization, and strive for (inter)national acknowledgement for being a societal relevant organization.
Implementation and valorization
The goals of the ‘Implementation and Valorization’ theme focus on developing and establishing QoC expertise. In addition, we aim to encourage and ensure private and public collaboration.
Calls for APH-QOC grants
We are pleased to inform you about three APH-QoC grants for which you can now apply: the innovation grant, the secondary data analysis grant, and the work visit grant. In this newsletter you will find all information about the purposes of the grants, the time schedules, and how to apply.
Eat while Meet lunches
The QoC Eet while Meet lunches (free of charge) are held every three months with the idea to enable mutual connections between QoC researchers, to reinforce, inspire, stimulate and collaborate in research activities.

Senior program council
The program leaders of the Quality of Care research program chair the QoC Senior program council. This senior program council consist of a selection of senior researchers of the research program who meet regularly to implement or update the research program-specific strategy and to discuss anticipatory or reactive response to external events.
Senior program council members | |
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Carla van El | Marieke van Wier |
Oscar Brito Fernandes | Natalie Evans |
Elke Bos |
Junior program council
The Quality of Care research program has installed a QoC Junior program council that provides program leaders with solicited and unsolicited advice and helps them with the organization of research program-specific activities or events.
Junior program council members | |
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Georgios Soultanopoulos | Vicoria Hartling |
Nick Overpelt | Willemijn Klein Swormink |
Research program members
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Aafke Creemers
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Abdullah Khawar
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Adriana FranckePROF.DR.
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Adriana ZekveldDR.
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Agnes Willemen
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Alexander GrüterDRS.
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Alexander Hoorntje
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Ali Shukor
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Amy Manten
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Andrea Thoonsen
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Andreas MeißnerDR.
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Andrew Ross
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Aneya van den BlinkMSC.
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Angela Bosma
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Angela de BoerPROF.DR.
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Angelique Winkel
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Anil PandeyDR.
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Anja Esselman
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Ank de JongePROF.DR. dr.
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Anna Geke Algera
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Anna Leemeyer
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Annamarike Seller-Boersma
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Anne Beukers
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Anne Bos
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Anne BouwhuisMSC.
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Anne de la CroixDR.
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Anne Langermans
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Anne Sonnema
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Anne van Graafeiland
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Annelie Musters
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Anneloes EleveldDRS.
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Annelou L. C. de VriesDR.
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Annemoon JonkerMSC.
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Annerixt Gribnau
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Annicka van der PlasDR. phd
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Anouk Caron
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Anouk WoutersDR.
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Arjen MeewisseDRS.
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Arthur Kievit
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Astrid van HuizenBSc MSc
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Ayla Stobbe
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Barbara Regeer
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Bart HiemstraDR.
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Bart Laan
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Bas AertsMD
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Bas BossersDR.
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Bas van den BergDRS.
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Bas van Ooij
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Benedikt PreckelPI Prof. MA MD PhD
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Benedikt PreckelProf. MA MD PhD
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Bente Dubois
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Bert MolewijkPROF.DR.
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Bharath Tirupakuzhi Vijayaraghavan
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Bianca Buurman - van EsPROF.DR.
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Bianca den Dekker
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Björn Sanou
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Bouchra Koullali
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Boudewijn Kool
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Bregje HuismanDR.
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Bregje Onwuteaka-PhilipsenPROF.DR.
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Britt WagenaarIR.
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Carel HulshofPROF.DR.
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Carin Wensing
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Carla Molenaar
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Carla van ElDR.
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Carlijn de GansDRS.
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Carlota Sabate
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Carolien BulteDR.
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Carolin Aehling
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Caroline Hoedemaker-BoonDRS.
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Caroline SchneebergerDRS.
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Cas SmitsPROF.DR.IR.
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Casper Martens
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Catherine Ward
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Cees LucasPROF.DR.
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Cemre Açikgöz
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Charlotte van Dijk
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Charlotte van TuijnBSc MSc
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Chris RietmeijerDRS. MD
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Christiaan Koster
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Christiaan WiddershovenMD MSc
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Coralie Arends
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Cordula WagnerPROF.DR.
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Corine VerhoevenPROF.DR. Associate professor Amsterdam UMC
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Cor-Jan van der Perk
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Cristian Herrera Riquelme
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Cynthia GroeneveltMSC.
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Daan van MechelenDRS.
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Dachel Seeratan
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Daniel Strijbos
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Danielle Koornneef
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Danielle TimmermansPROF.DR. Professor in Public Health Risk Communication
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Daphne Bloemberg
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Daphne Stegink
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Dave Bovens
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Dave DongelmansDR.
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David Kopsky
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David van MeenenMD
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Deirdre Thone-PasschierDRS.
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Dewi van Harskamp
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Diederik BosmanDR.
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Diederik van OyenMD
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Dionne KringosDR.
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Dirk UbbinkDR.
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Dorien Schonebaum
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Dorien van der WindenMSc
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Edith van ZalingenDRS.
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Edward PasmanDRS.
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Eef van Duin
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Elcke Kranendonk
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Eline de Klerk
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Eline EngelenMSC.
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Eline Faber
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Elise van Huizen
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Elke HuysmansDR.
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Ellen Elsman - Perlot
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Ellen SmetsDR.
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Elmi Zwaan
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Elsbeth van Wees-JansenDRS.
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Elske BolkDRS.
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Emiel HoogendijkDR.
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Emily White
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Emma CasseeMSC.
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Emma LockyerDRS.
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Erik JoukesPhD
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Erik Michiel KoopmanDRS.
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Esther H. Bisschops
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Esther Haitsma
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Esther Kok - de Goede
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Esther ZeemanDRS.
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Eva CohenMD
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Eva Knops
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Eva Marthe Karin Mus
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Eva PajkrtPROF.DR.
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Eva Wang
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Evelien Terstappen
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Evert Karregat
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Ezra Oosthoek
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Fabian KooijDR.
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Fabienne Stubenrouch
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Feiko de Jong
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Femke van Sinderen
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Ferishta RaiezPhD
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Fiona ShanDr
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Fiorella Huijgens
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Fleur GodrieMSC. MA
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Fleur MokkenDR.
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Fleur Souverein
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Floor Mansvelder
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Floor van Baarle
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Floris Oud
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France Rose Marie Portrait
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Franciscus CobelensDR.
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Francois SchellevisPROF.DR.
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Frank BloemersPROF.DR.
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Franka MeilandDR.
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Franka Roest
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Frederik DikkersPROF.DR.
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Gabriella Visser-PlomerDRS.
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Gabriëlle Koning
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Galina Dorland
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Ganapathy van SamkarMD
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Garry PigotDRS.
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Geertje van Limpt
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Georgios SoultanopoulosMSC.
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Gerard Burger
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Gerard SchaapDR.
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Gerrit van der WalPROF.DR.
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Gideon de WolfDRS.
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Ginger Beau Langbroek
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Hà Ngo
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Hafize Demirci
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Hannah de KlerkMSc
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Hanneke MertenDR.
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Hanneke van der LeeDR.
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Hans AvisDR.
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Hans van der WoudenDR.
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Hans van SchuppenDR.
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Harm Scholten
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Harry van BolhuisMD MSc
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Hedy van OersDR.
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Henk van WeertDR.
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Hennie Metske
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Hermanus ChristiaansDRS.
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Hidde PielageMSC.
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Holger Baumann
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Huub van der Werf
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Ilja Brugman
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Ilse Wissink
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Imme WinklerDRS.
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Ines RuppMD PhD
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Inge CustersPhD
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Inge HenselmansPhD
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Inge van Eekeren
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Inge Van Strien-KnippenbergDRS.
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Irene JongerdenPhD DR.
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Irene KuipersDR.
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Iris Beijer Veenman
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Iris Montez de Sousa
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Iris van der Horst
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Isa de JongDRS.
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Isabelle Vullings
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Jaap BonjerPROF.DR.
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Jacky Hooftman
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Jacqueline Broerse
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Jakobus Dijkhuis
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Jamila Abou
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Jamy de Ruijter
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Jan HovingBSc MSc PhD
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Jan Willem Grijpma
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Jan willem KallewaardDRS.
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Janine de Snoo-Trimp
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Jan-Paul Roozeman
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Jantine Stam
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Jasper Kampman
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Jelle de Jong
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Jelle Tichelaar
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Jenni Breel - Tebbutt
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Jenny JuschtenDR.
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Jenny Marks-VieveenDRS.
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Jens HenrichsDR.
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Jeroen HermanidesMD PhD
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Jeroen KraakDRS.
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Jeroen van Eijk
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Jessica van TrigtDRS.
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Jessie de RuijterDRS.
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Jettie BontDR.
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Jettie Vreugdenhil
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Jim Smithuis
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Jimmy Schenk
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Joanna KlopotowskaDR.
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Joanna KlopotowskaPI PhD
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Joeri Slob
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Joeri TijdinkPhD MD DRS. dr.
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Johan van Lennep
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Johannes LegemaatePROF.
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Johannes RomijnDRS.
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Jolanda DobbeMSC.
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Jolanda Maaskant
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Jon GuttelingMSC.
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Jonathan Melger
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Joop de JongPROF.DR.
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Joost van den BergDRS.
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Jorinde PoldermanMD
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Jos BramerDR.
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Jos van RoosmalenPROF.DR.
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Josephine StoffelsDR.
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Josje Evers
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Joyce BaardDR.
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Judith Horenblas