Annelies Verbon

Research Domains

Annelies Verbon worked as infectious disease specialist in both the Netherlands and the USA (Cleveland Clinic foundation). She is the chair of the Dutch association of Infectious Diseases specialists. Antibiotic stewardship: She published over 250 peer reviewed papers and was (co-)promotor of 20 PHD students. She was the lead of a previous JPI AMR funded grant AB-assistant and published many papers related to optimal use of antimicrobial drugs. Her research focuses on use of technical innovations such a computer assisted decision support systems (CDSS) and apps to improve antibiotic prescribing according to the guidelines. Criteraia for iv-oral antibiotic switch have been established and operationalized for a CDSS. Annelies is a member of several guideline committees on antibiotic use, among which the national antibiotic surveillance committee. She also participates in in the Netherland Center of One Health consortium and has started one health research on treatment of parasites and of bacterial infections with bacteriophages. In the UMC Utrecht she combines clinical patient care with research and management and the antibiotic stewardship team. HIV cure strategies: In a multidisciplinary research team ongoing studies of shock and kill strategies include screening of promising HDAC and BAF inhibitors in vitro and a clinical study.

Education:

Fellowship Infectious Diseases: 1998-1999, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam

MD-internal medicine: 1998, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam

Ph.D.: 1988-1992, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam

Employment and Professional Positions:

2021-current: Professor of Infectious Diseases and Chairman Department of Internal Medicine, UMC Utrecht

2014-2021: Professor of Infectious Diseases and Chairman Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam

2009-2014: Associate Professor and Chairman division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam

2002-2009: Associate Professor and and Chairman division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands

1999-2002: Assistant Professor, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam