Elisabeth Bel#
| Membership Number: | 4779 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CLINICAL & VETERINARY SCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2018 |
| Main Country of Residence: | THE NETHERLANDS |
| Homepage(s): | https://www.amc.nl/web/home.htm |
| ORCID: | https://orcid-org/0000-0002-6105-3574 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2007 - present Full professor of Respiratory Medicine; Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam
- 1995 - present Unoversity Medical Specialist in Respiratory Medicine, Leiden University Medical Centre and Amsterdam University Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam
- 2007 - 2018 Head of Department of Pulmonary Medicine; Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam
- 2013 - 2016 President of European Respiratory Society (4-year cycle)
- 2003 - 2008 Board member of European Respiratory Society
- 1995 - 2006 Consultant in Respiratory Medicine at Leiden University Medical Centre
- 1990 - 1995 Resident in Respiratory Medicine at Leiden University Medical Centre
- 1996 - 1990 PhD Student at Leiden University Medical Centre
Fields of Scholarship
- Bedside to bench approach - translational medicine
- Mechanisms and treatment of severe and difficult-to-treat asthma
- Focus on asthma phenotypes, biomarkers and novel treatments including applications of biologics
Honours and Awards
- 2016 Jeffrey Drazen Visiting Professor at Harvard University Boston, USA
- 2016 Award for Eminent Reviewer of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
- 2014 Award for Scientific Excellence: Fellowship of European Respiratory Society
- 2014 Societal Impact Award Faculty of Medicine University of Amsterdam
- 2012 Associate Editor European respirator Journal
- 2012 Principal Investigator Faculty of Medicine University of Amsterdam
- 2000 Member editorial Board Am J Respir Crit Care Med
- 1991 Young investigator award Netherlands Society of PUlmonology (Dr. Jaap Swierenga award)
- 1990 Young Investigator Award" European Respiratory Society
- 1990 PhD thesis with honours
