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Prof. Pierre Van Damme is the former Chairman of the Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute (VAXINFECTIO) at the University of Antwerp, and head of the Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination with more than 25 years of experience in vaccinology
Expertise:
Prior experience:
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Education:
Expertise:
- Conducted more than 350 vaccine trials at the Center for the Evaluation of Vaccination
- More than 20 years a regular advisor for national and international organizations, including the Flemish Vaccination platform, the National Immunization Technical Advisory Group and the World Health Organization
Prior experience:
- Executive Secretary of the Human Papilloma Virus Controland Prevention Board (2015-present)
- Professor at the University of Antwerp (2000-present)
- Founder of the Center for the Evaluation of Vaccination (1994 - present)
- Executive Secretary of the Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board (1994-present)
- Chairman of the Vaccine & infectious Disease Institute, VAXINFECTIO, University of Antwerp (2008 – 2018)
- Chairman of the European Technical Advisory Group of Experts on communicable diseases and vaccines for WHO European Region (2004-2014)
Award:
- Member of the Belgian Royal Academy of Medicine
- Research Award of the University of Antwerp
- Belgian Social Medicine Award “Jean Van Beneden” for his work on the introduction of universal hepatitis B immunization programs
- Bill Marshall Award of the ESPID society (2014)
Education:
- Master degree in occupational health
- Degrees in Health & Economics
- PhD in epidemiology and social medicine, University of Antwerp (1994)
- Medical Degree, University of Antwerp, Belgium (1984)