Microbiology research and education: essential for the future.
Marc Struelens is Professor of Medical Microbiology at the Faculty of Medicine of the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Director of the Department of Microbiology, Erasme Hospital, and Head of the Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Unit, ULB School of Public Health, in Brussels, Belgium. Professor Struelens's research focuses on the molecular epidemiology and control of nosocomial infections, and antimicrobial resistance. He has authored over 170 peer-reviewed articles and 20 book chapters. He has served as editor for ten international scientific journals. He is a member of several national and international advisory boards, European Union (EU)-supported research and public health networks, and has served as consultant to the WHO and EU. Professor Struelens is the Past-President of the European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. He has chaired the European Study Group on Epidemiological Markers, and the Belgian Hospital Infection Control Society. He has been awarded the Prize of the Belgian Society for Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology.
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D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004493:Education; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D008829:Microbiology / Q000639:trends*; D012106:Research