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𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐫, 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 🦠 Clinical microbiologist Jakko van Ingen has been appointed Professor of Diagnostics and antimicrobial therapy of mycobacterial infections at Radboudumc / Radboud University. His work focuses on infections caused by mycobacteria, the bacterial family best known for tuberculosis and leprosy, but also for lesser-known non-tuberculous mycobacteria that can cause serious and hard-to-treat disease. Van Ingen studies how new and existing antibiotics can be used more effectively, while also developing lab models that may help reduce the need for animal testing. His appointment starts on 1 July 2026 for a five-year period. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ek8_QKbH #InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology #Antibiotics #Tuberculosis #Radboudumc #Research #AcademicHealthcare