ACS directorate
Jolanda van der Velden
ACS director
Arthur Wilde
ACS director
Menno de Winther
ACS directorate member
Yigal Pinto
ACS directorate member
Harm Jan Bogaard
ACS directorate member
Max Nieuwdorp
ACS directorate member
ACS directorate advisors
Anne-Lieke van Deijk (l)
Isabelle Vergroesen (r)
ACS Research Program Leaders
Each Research Program is managed by two or three Program Leaders. These Program Leaders represent the clinical and preclinical research at both locations of Amsterdam UMC. They aim to further enhance synergy and stimulate collaborations among the basic and clinical researchers within their Research Program as well as interactions with other ACS Research Programs. The Program Leaders are also part of the ACS Scientific Research Board (see below).
Heart Failure & Arrhythmias
Connie Bezzina & Bianca Brundel
Pulmonary Hypertension & Thrombosis
Harm Jan Bogaard & Coen Ottenheijm & Michiel Coppens
Atherosclerosis & Ischemic Syndromes
Esther Lutgens & Bert-Jan van den Born & Paul Knaapen
Diabetes & Metabolism
Max Nieuwdorp & Ed Eringa & Marc Vervloet
Microcirculation
Young ACS
Young ACS is an internal advisory board of upcoming ACS researchers. Young ACS enhances the interaction between the young generation of ACS researchers and the ACS directorate. In addition, Young ACS proposes the scientific content for the monthly and annual ACS symposia.
Chair: Anke Tijsen
Heart Failure & Arrhythmias
Diederik Kuster & Anke Tijsen & Malou van den Boogaard
Pulmonary Hypertension & Thrombosis
Frances de Man & Nick van Es
Atherosclerosis & Ischemic Syndromes
Jan Van den Bossche & Annette Neele
Diabetes & Metabolism
Rick Meijer & Elena Rampanelli
Microcirculation
Kak Khee Yeung & Jeffrey Kroon
ACS Scientific Research Board
As of January 2019, ACS has a single joint Scientific Research Board for both locations of Amsterdam UMC. The ACS Scientific Research Board consists of the ACS directorate, all Program Leaders, a delegation of Young ACS and researchers from both locations of Amsterdam UMC.
Chair
Vice-chair
Members
Peter Hordijk, Dop Simonides, Frances Handoko-de Man, Hilde Herrema, Joline Beulens, Joris de Groot, Kees Hovingh, Aart Nederveen, Gustav Strijkers, Jose Henriques, Angelique Spoelstra-de Man, Jolanda Kluin, Esther Lutgens, Harm Jan Bogaard, Bert-Jan van den Born, Connie Bezzina, Max Nieuwdorp, Ed Eringa, Bianca Brundel, Anke Tijsen, Jan Piek, Menno de Winther, Saskia Middeldorp, Coen Ottenheijm, Yigal Pinto, Paul Knaapen.
