Working Groups
Working groups are groups of key opinion leaders. Their tasks are to:
- Evaluate study proposals submitted to NEFRO-NL for consideration
- Identify the most relevant research topics within their area of expertise
- Take initiative for new grant applications and initiate clinical studies
NEFRO-NL currently has five working groups:
Glomerular Diseases
Chair
Dr. R. Duivenvoorden, Radboud UMC
Members
Dr. H.H.F. Remmelts, Meander Medisch Centrum
Prof.dr. Y.K.O. Teng, LUMC
Dr. M. Eijgelsheim, UMCG
Dr. S.A.M.E.G. Timmermans, MUMC+
Dr. M.L. Hilhorst, Amsterdam UMC
Kidney Damage & Hypertension
Chair
Prof.dr. L. Vogt, Amsterdam UMC
Members
Dr. A.Y. Adema, Frisius MC
Dr. C. Gant, Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep
Prof.dr. M.H. de Borst, UMCG
Dr. G. Ocak, Antonius ziekenhuis
Kidney Transplantation
Chair
Prof.dr. A.P.J. de Vries, LUMC
Members
Prof.dr. F. Bemelman, Amsterdam UMC
Dr. R de Bruin, UMC Utrecht
Prof.dr. D. Hesselink, Erasmus MC
Prof.dr. J.S.F. Sanders, UMCG
Dr. T. Yeung Fung, MUMC+
Dr. M. Baas, Radboud UMC
Dialysis
Chair
Prof.dr. J.I. Rotmans, LUMC
Members
Dr. A. Abrahams, UMC Utrecht
Dr. F. Waanders, Isala
Dr. G. Ocak, Antonius ziekenhuis
Prof.dr. J.P. Kooman, MUMC+
Hereditary and Tubular Diseases
Chair
Dr. M. Salih, Erasmus MC
Members
Dr. E. Meijer, UMCG
Dr. R. Marsman, Amsterdam UMC
Prof.dr. T. Nijenhuis, Radboud UMC
Dr. S. Spijker, LUMC
Dr. R. Westland, Amsterdam UMC
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Sara Roscioni, project manager