Scientific Advisory Board
Scientific Advisory Board
Gian Maria Rossolini
MD, Professor of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, ESCMID Fellow
Gian Maria Rossolini is Professor of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology at the University of Florence, and Director of the Microbiology and Virology Unit at Florence Careggi University Hospital. Has previously served as Chairman of the Department of Biotechnologies and as Dean of the Medical Faculty at the University of Siena. Prof. Rossolini has served as Editor of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy and is a member of the Editorial Board of several international journals dedicated to Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. His main research interests focus on antimicrobial agents, microbial drug resistance and diagnostic microbiology.
Jeffrey Bender
MD Prof. Clinical Pediatrics
Jeffrey Bender is an Infection Disease Specialist, Medical Microbiologist and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center in Los Angeles, USA. His research is focused on understanding the function of the microbiome and its interactions with the host. Jeffrey Bender is also interested in vaccines, hospital epidemiology and the implementation of rapid diagnostics in the pediatric setting.
Holger Rohde
MD Prof. Molecular Microbiology
Holger Rohde is the deputy head of the Institute for Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene at the Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Germany and Professor of Molecular Microbiology. Holger Rohde is a senior physician and medical specialist in Microbiology, Virology and Infectious Disease Epidemiology. His research focuses on the role of biofilm formation in implant associated staphylococcal infections. He is an advocate of rapid diagnostics and has ample experience validating innovative technologies. Holger Rohde is also the Director of the ESCMID AMR Action Subcommittee.
Elisabet Nielsen
Prof. Clinical Pharmacy
Elisabet Nielsen is a Professor in Clinical Pharmacy at the Department of Pharmacy, Uppsala University, Sweden. Elisabet conducts research in the area of translational and personalised medicine. She uses mathematical modelling to understand the dynamic interplay between bacteria, antibiotics and patient and its implications for optimised antibiotic use. Additionally, she has an interest in the implementation of model-based systems to support individualised antibiotic treatments.
Nathan Ledeboer
Prof. Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Nathan Ledeboer is Professor and Chief of Clinical Pathology in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin, USA. He served as the Medical Director of Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics for Froedtert Hospital and Wisconsin Diagnostic Laboratories in Milwaukee, WI for 16 years before assuming the role of Associate Chief Medical Laboratory Officer for Froedtert Health. His research is focused on developing diagnostic tools for infectious diseases to improve patient care and hospital epidemiology and has led to numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals and more than 200 funded research projects.