Inge De Kok Email and Phone Number

Dr. Inge M.C.M. de Kok is an Associate Professor in public health. The direct translation from research to public health decision making, in collaboration with decision makers and relevant stakeholders, is what fascinates her the most. As a trained quantitative epidemiologist, she is an expert in the development and use of microsimulation models to simulate the natural history of diseases, based on best-available diverse data. She has developed multiple microsimulation models (‘MISCAN’ framework) for cancer, and subsequently quantified the effects of possible interventions on population and individual health. Presently, she uses that expertise in other fields, e.g., in Mental Health disorders: In 2017 Dr. de Kok received a Veni grant by the NWO to develop a microsimulation model to predict the future burden of dementia. With her networking skills, innovative and enthusiastic ideas, she is able to translate her experience and skills into other fields, where quantitative methods can help decisions to be made. She shared her experience with international partners within numerous projects, amongst others as a workpackage leader in the EU funded project ‘EU-TOPIA’ and as a PI of the NCI-sponsored comparative modelling consortium 'CISNET'. Her models increased the understanding of disease processes, brought diverse data together and identified promising interventions.