Dr Janneke van de Wijgert

Professor, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool
Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, the Netherlands

Janneke van de Wijgert, MD PhD MPH, is a Professor in the Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care of the University Medical Centre Utrecht and in the Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences of the University of Liverpool. The focus of her research has been HIV, urogenital infection, and urogenital microbiome epidemiology, including the evaluation of diagnostic and clinical management interventions. She is currently expanding her microbiome work to other body niches. In the last year, her work focused on various aspects of the COVID-19 epidemic.