My responsibilities include 1) management of patients with chronic kidney disease and renal transplant recipients; 2) coordinating research activities with focus on the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular complications of chronic kidney disease; 3) providing education to medical students and residents.

My responsibilities include 1) management of patients with chronic kidney disease and renal transplant recipients; 2) coordination of my research line regarding the role of mineral metabolism in cardiorenal disease; 3) providing education to medical students and residents.

Develop clinical skills in Internal Medicine and Nephrology, and in research, both basic and clinical science, clinical trials, animals studies etc

The String of Pearls initiative (Parelsnoer) was started by the Dutch government to create a biobank infrastructure for chronic disease including kidney disease. Patients with CKD Stages 1-4 are eligible for enrollment in the Biobank of Nephrological Diseases-NL (BIND-NL) cohort. The data architecture is designed to reflect routine care, with specific issues added for enrichment, e.g. questionnaires. Thus, the collected clinical and biochemical data are those required by prevailing guidelines for routine nephrology care, with a minimal dataset for all patients, and diagnosis-specific data for the diagnostic categories of primary and secondary glomerular disorders and adult dominant polycystic kidney disease, respectively. The dataset is supplemented by a biobank, containing serum, plasma, urine and DNA. The cohort will be longitudinally monitored, with yearly follow-up for clinical outcome. Future linking of the data to those from the national registries for renal replacement therapy is foreseen to follow the patients' lifeline throughout the different phases of renal disease and different treatment modalities. In the design of the data architecture, care was taken to ensure future exchangeability of data with other CKD cohorts by applying the data harmonization format of the Renal DataSHaPER, with a dataset based upon standardized indicator sets to facilitate collaboration with other CKD cohorts. Enrolment started in 2010, and over 2200 eligible patients have been enrolled in the different UMCs. Follow-up of enrolled patients has started, and enrolment will continue at a slower rate. The aggregation and standardization of clinical data and biosamples from large numbers of CKD patients will be a strategic resource not only for clinical and translational research, but also by its basis in routine clinical care for clinical governance and quality improvement projects.

My responsibilities include assessing manuscripts related to clinical nephrology, selecting peer reviewers, and proposing decisions regarding acceptance or rejection to the Editor-in-Chief.

The Young Nephrologists' Platform is a committee of the European Renal Association - European Dialysis & Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA) dedicated to promoting the professional development of young nephrologists in Europe. The main aims of the YNP are to provide communication, education and collaboration among young nephrologists. Members of YNP can be involved in the ERA-EDTA Working Groups, Scientific Advisory Board, CME Courses, Congress Scientific Committees and other ERA-EDTA initiatives.

Clinical training as Internist. Developed clinical skills in General Internal Medicine, Acute Internal Medicine, Gastro-enterology, Medical Oncology, Hematology, Endocrinology.

In the lab of Dr Ariela Benigni and Dr Marina Noris, I worked on the genetic basis of proteinuria, in a European Union (FP6)-funded project called EuReGene (euregene.org). I conducted experiments in an animal model of spontaneous proteinuria, where I aimed to identify novel kidney genes differentially regulated in these animals as compared with control animals.