ACS Directorate
Menno de Winther
ACS director
Ronak Delewi
ACS director
Harm Jan Bogaard
ACS directorate member
Peter Hordijk
ACS directorate member
Hilde Herrema
ACS directorate member
Stephan Huveneers
ACS directorate member
Connie Bezzina
ACS directorate member
ACS Support Staff
Leah Root
Advisor
Lotte Hofstee
Advisor
Sjoukje Lem-Nienhuis
Administrative assistant
Photos by Anita Edrigde, unless otherwise stated
ACS Research Program Leaders
Each Research Program is managed by two or three Program Leaders. These Program Leaders represent both the clinical and preclinical research. They aim to further enhance synergy and stimulate collaborations among the basic and clinical researchers within their Research Program as well as interactions with other ACS Research Programs.
Atherosclerosis & Aortic Disease
Bert-Jan van den Born & Stephan Huveneers & Kak Khee Yeung
Cardiomyopathy & Arrhythmia
Connie Bezzina & Bianca Brundel
Diabetes & Hypertensive Diseases
Ed Eringa & Liffert Vogt & Daniël van Raalte
Pulmonary Hypertension & Critical Care
Frances de Man & Coen Ottenheijm
Young ACS
Young ACS is an internal advisory board of upcoming ACS researchers. Young ACS enhances the interaction between the young generation of ACS researchers and the ACS directorate. In addition, Young ACS proposes the scientific content for the monthly and annual ACS symposia.
Chair: Annette Neele
Atherosclerosis & Aortic Disease
Annette Neele & Jeffrey Kroon & Stefan Smorenburg & Vincent Jongkind & Josephine Tan
Cardiomyopathy & Arrhythmia
Malou van den Boogaard & Tyler Kirby & Marion Vugt
Diabetes & Hypertensive Diseases
Elena Rampanelli & Camiel de Roij van Zuydewijn
Pulmonary Hypertension & Critical Care
Mariëlle van de Veerdonk & Pim van Ooij & Aida Llucià-Valldeperas
ACS Committees
Activities within ACS are organized into thee different committees:
ACS Talent Committee
The ACS Talent committee comprises junior, mid-career and senior researchers from ACS. The committee aims to motivate and support young ACS scientists to explore their options for a career within or outside academia. We plan to connect researchers of all career stages, so they can exchange questions and advice, do’s and don’ts, concerns and perspectives on grant or job applications, (personal) funding, working in consortia, etc. We will start in October 2025 with a first ACS Talent Event where ACS PhD students and postdocs can hear personal stories of ACS researchers and grant laureates, combined with a meet and greet session.
ACS Valorization Committee
At ACS, researchers, physicians, and entrepreneurs work together to accelerate innovation in cardiovascular research. Our goal is to lead the way in cardiovascular care and research worldwide, creating maximum impact for patients and society. We build bridges between science and practice through spin-offs, clinical studies, and public-private partnerships. With a strong valorization team and strategic partnerships, we turn knowledge into solutions that truly make a difference in the healthcare of tomorrow.